Prendergast Michael, Welsh Wayne N, Stein Lynda, Lehman Wayne, Melnick Gerald, Warda Umme, Shafer Michael, Ulaszek Wendy, Rodis Eleni, Abdel-Salam Sami, Duvall Jamieson
University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
Temple University, Philadelphia, USA.
J Behav Health Serv Res. 2017 Oct;44(4):625-646. doi: 10.1007/s11414-016-9531-x.
Although research indicates that organizational characteristics substantially influence the adoption and use of evidence-based practices (EBPs), there has been little empirical research on organizational factors most likely to influence successful implementation of EBPs, particularly in criminal justice settings. This study examined organizational characteristics related to the success of change teams in achieving improvements in assessment and case-planning procedures for persons leaving correctional settings and receiving community services. In this evaluation of the Organizational Process Improvement Intervention (OPII), part of the National Institute on Drug Abuse's (NIDA's) Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJDATS) cooperative, 21 sites were randomized to an early-start or a delayed-start condition. For this analysis, data from both conditions were combined. Agencies with fewer program needs, good communication, adequate staffing levels, good supervision, positive attitude toward rehabilitation, and higher institutional capacity for change were better able to implement planned changes in assessment and case-planning procedures. Such agencies may be better candidates for implementation improvement strategies, whereas other agencies could benefit from pre-intervention efforts aimed at strengthening these characteristics before attempting to improve assessment procedures.
尽管研究表明组织特征会对循证实践（EBPs）的采用和使用产生重大影响，但对于最有可能影响循证实践成功实施的组织因素，尤其是在刑事司法环境中的相关实证研究却很少。本研究考察了与变革团队成功实现改善针对刑满释放并接受社区服务人员的评估及个案规划程序相关的组织特征。在对组织过程改进干预（OPII）的此次评估中，该干预是美国国立药物滥用研究所（NIDA）刑事司法药物滥用治疗研究（CJDATS）合作项目的一部分，21个站点被随机分配到早期启动或延迟启动条件组。在此分析中，将两种条件下的数据进行了合并。项目需求较少、沟通良好、人员配备充足、监督得力、对康复持积极态度且变革机构能力较强的机构能够更好地实施评估和个案规划程序方面的计划变革。这类机构可能是实施改进策略的更佳候选对象，而其他机构则可从干预前旨在强化这些特征的努力中受益，然后再尝试改进评估程序。
