Individual level predictors of implementation climate in child welfare services

Thomas Engell, Benedicte Kirkøen, Gregory A. Aarons and Kristine Amlund Hagen

Children and Youth Services Review, 2020, vol. 119, issue C

Abstract: Child welfare services (CWS) are characterized by having demanding work environments, large diversity in client needs, and limited use of evidence-based practices (EBPs). Thus, CWSs can benefit from quality improvement strategies. Accumulating evidence suggests that an organization’s strategic climate towards implementation of change and EBPs (i.e., Implementation Climate [IC]) is a critical determinant for quality improvement, such as implementation of EBPs. It is also important to understand how practitioner characteristics are implicated in successful implementation. Knowledge about how practitioner characteristics predict IC can inform priorities, improvements, and processes at several levels of CWSs to promote successful EBP implementation and sustainment.

Keywords: Child welfare services; Child protection services; Implementation climate; Implementation capacity; Individual predictors; Job satisfaction; Job stress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105509

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