Global Appraisal of Individual Needs Short Screener
The WISH Center receives funding from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction/DHS for up to 50 schools to be licensed to utilize the GAIN-SS online screening tool.
General Overview
The 3- to 5-minute GAIN-Short Screener (GAIN-SS) is designed for three primary purposes:
1) To serve as a screener in general populations to quickly and accurately identify clients whom the full 1.5- to 2-hour GAIN-Initial would identify as having 1 or more behavioral health disorders (e.g., internalizing or externalizing psychiatric disorders, substance use disorders, or crime/violence problems), which would suggest the need for referral to some part of the behavioral health treatment system. It also rules out those who would not be identified as having behavioral health disorders.
2) To serve as an easy-to-use quality assurance tool across diverse field-assessment systems for staff with minimal training or direct supervision.
3) To serve as a periodic measure of change in behavioral health over time. The GAIN-SS is designed for self- or staff administration with paper and pen, on a computer, or on the web.
The GAIN-SS has been used on adolescents as young as 10; however, younger adolescent clients are likely to need more concepts explained to them, and the interview may take longer than average.
Get Started with the GAIN-SS
Steps to Access License
(Allow up to 4 weeks to set up a school account):
- Fill out this GAIN-SS License Inquiry form. (7 questions, should not take anymore than 5 minutes to complete).
- Tracy Herlitzke, WISH Center Director will communicate your request to Chestnut Health Systems, who will follow up with enrollment and license setup information.
- The WISH Center will pay for your license.
- The school contact person is responsible for setting up a Data Use Agreement with Chestnut and serving as the local primary administrator for the GAIN-SS online account. The school contact person will work directly with the Chestnut GAIN-SS Project Coordinator to set up their account. The Chestnut GAIN-SS Project Coordinator will provide assistance with accessing and understanding online school reports.
Training Requirements
No formal training is required to use the GAIN-SS. Those who will be using and interpreting the screener can do so after reading the GAIN-SS manual, available here.
More Information
At this time, it is not recommended that schools participating in the WISH Center’s School SBIRT project switch data collection from the Project Dashboard to the online GAIN-SS. If you have any questions, please contact, Tracy Herlitzke, therlitzke@cesa4.org.
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