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The choice of research instruments and measures is an important aspect of research. Measures need to have the qualities of validity and reliability. However, this is frequently a trade off with feasibility, ease of use and clinical significance. The HGI PRN wishes to promote good practice through the encouragement of therapists to adopt suitable measures that are highly relevant to their work as well as being acceptable as research tools. CORE The CORE Net system is a paperless system to be utilized by the end user, with access provided over the internet. This is perfect for a diverse group of practitioners working in varieties of settings and, indeed, even in different countries. To obtain all the CORE documentation in paper format please click here where you may register and download all necessary forms free of charge. The ORS and SRS measures are designed for use at the beginning (ORS) and end (SRS) of every session.
Both of these scales were first developed by the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change. These forms can be downloaded at no charge and used in personal practice.
Counsellors and Psychotherapists wishing to obtain them please click here. The Impact of Events, Extended, Scale (IES-E) is a validated, psychometrically tested scale designed by Noreen Tehrani. This scale provides reliable clinical scores to help assess the level of distress due to the impact of a traumatic event or events. For your own copy of this scale please click here. The Emotional Needs Scale is a further development of the original Emotional Needs Audit developed by the Human Givens Institute. This new 14 item questionnaire has emerged from the work of Brett Colhum. The measure may be downloaded here.
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