This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
Brief Description:
The TCU (Texas Christian University Program Change Model) provides a conceptual framework to summarize organizational climate and readiness for change and other sources of influence on this stage-based process. In particular, the innovation and implementation process properly begins with consideration of organizational:
Guidelines for conducting agency self-evaluations and defining action plans are described by Flynn and Simpson (2009), and Simpson and Dansereau (2007).
Below is a graphic overview of the TCU Program Change Model (Simpson & Flynn, 2007). Please see their website (listed below) for more information.
Website: www.ibr.tcu.edu/evidence/evi-orc.html
References:
Flynn, P. M., & Simpson, D. D. (2009). Adoption and implementation of evidence-based treatment. In P. M. Miller (Ed.), Evidence-based addiction treatment (pp. 419-437). San Diego, CA: Elsevier.
Simpson, D. D., & Dansereau, D. F. (2007). Assessing organizational functioning as a step toward innovation. Science & Practice Perspectives, April, 20-28.
Simpson, D. D., & Flynn, P. M. (2007). Moving innovations into treatment: A stage-based approach to program change. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 33(2), 111-120.