Cross-Validation of the Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS) in Child Welfare Service Organizations

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 250-255

  Finn, Natalie K ^a,b,c   Torres, Elisa M ^a,b,c   Ehrhart, Mark G ^c,d   Roesch, Scott C ^b,d   Aarons, Gregory A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SERVICES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Center for Organizational Research on Implementation and Leadership (CORIL)   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child welfare; evidence based practice; implementation leadership; measurement

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LEADERSHIP; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADULT; CHILD PROTECTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84982985708     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559516638768     Document Type: Article

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