Empirically Supported Treatment’s Impact on Organizational Culture and Climate

Objectives: With the continued push to implement empirically supported treatments (ESTs) into community-based organizations, it is important to investigate whether working condition disruptions occur during this process. While there are many studies investigating best practices and how to adopt them...

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Published in:Research on social work practice 2012-11, Vol.22 (6), p.665-671
Main Authors: Wolf, David A. Patterson-Silver, Dulmus, Catherine N., Maguin, Eugene
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Best practice
Best Practices
Child Psychology
Community based
Community Organizations
Comparative Analysis
Corporate culture
Disruption
Empirically supported treatment
Evidence
Intervention
Organizational Climate
Organizational Culture
Social work
Treatment Methods
Work Environment
Workers
Working conditions
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Summary:Objectives: With the continued push to implement empirically supported treatments (ESTs) into community-based organizations, it is important to investigate whether working condition disruptions occur during this process. While there are many studies investigating best practices and how to adopt them, the literature lacks studies investigating the working conditions in programs that currently use ESTs. Method: This study compared the culture and climate scores of a large organization’s programs that use ESTs and those programs indicating no EST usage. Results: Of the total 55 different programs (1,273 frontline workers), 27 programs used ESTs. Results indicate that the programs offering an EST had significantly more rigid and resistant cultures, compared to those without any ESTs. In regard to climate, programs offering an EST were significantly less engaged, less functional, and more stressed. Conclusion: Outcomes indicate a significant disruption in organizational culture and climate for programs offering ESTs.
ISSN:1049-7315
1552-7581
DOI:10.1177/1049731512448934