Assessing the Organizational Social Context (OSC) of child welfare systems: implications for research and practice

摘要: OBJECTIVE: The study: (1) provides the first assessment of a priori measurement model and psychometric properties Organizational Social Context (OSC) system in US nationwide probability sample child welfare systems; (2) illustrates use OSC constructing norm-based organizational culture climate profiles for (3) estimates association system-level with individual caseworker-level job satisfaction commitment. METHODS: study applies confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) hierarchical linear models (HLM) to 1,740 caseworkers from 81 systems participating second National Survey Child Adolescent Wellbeing (NSCAW II). were selected using national procedure reflecting number children served by nationwide. RESULTS: is confirmed this systems. In addition, caseworker responses scales generate acceptable high scale reliabilities, moderate within-system agreement, significant between-system differences. Caseworkers best report higher levels climates characterized engagement functionality, cultures low rigidity are associated most positive work attitudes. CONCLUSIONS: valid reliable measure norms useful service improvement implementation research efforts which include focus on climate. Language: en