Perspectives from Community-Based Organizational Managers on Implementing and Sustaining Evidence-Based Interventions in Child Welfare

The managers of community-based organizations that are contracted to deliver publicly funded programs, such as in the child welfare sector, occupy a crucial role in the implementation and sustainment of evidence-based interventions to improve the effectiveness of services, as they exert influence ac...

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Published in:Administration in social work 2018-01, Vol.42 (4), p.359-379
Main Authors: Willging, Cathleen E., Gunderson, Lara, Green, Amy E., Jaramillo, Elise Trott, Garrison, Laura, Ehrhart, Mark G., Aarons, Gregory A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child abuse & neglect
Child maltreatment
Child welfare
Children
Community organizations
evidence-based practice
institutional theory
Leadership
management
Managers
Organizational effectiveness
resource dependency theory
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Summary:The managers of community-based organizations that are contracted to deliver publicly funded programs, such as in the child welfare sector, occupy a crucial role in the implementation and sustainment of evidence-based interventions to improve the effectiveness of services, as they exert influence across levels of stakeholders in multitiered systems. This study utilized qualitative interviews to examine the perspectives and experiences of managers in implementing SafeCare®, an evidence-based intervention to reduce child maltreatment. Factors influencing managers' abilities to support SafeCare® included policy and ideological trends, characteristics of leadership in systems and organizations, public-private partnerships, procurement and contracting, collaboration and coopetition, and support for organizational staff.
ISSN:2330-3131
2330-314X
DOI:10.1080/23303131.2018.1495673