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Glisson’s Organizational Social Context (OSC)

Qualitative/Quantitative:
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  • Quantitative

Type of Instrument:
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  • Survey

Number of Items:
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105

Subscale Information:
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Culture measures:

Proficiency
Rigidity
Resistance

Climate measures:

Engagement
Functionality
Stress

Other measure:

Morale

Language Availability:
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  • English

Brief Description:
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The Organizational Social Context (OSC) Measure is an extensively researched, nationally-normed and psychometrically proven measures of cultures and climates of child welfare and mental health organizations. The measure is used to assess and track over time, the cultures and climates of the organizations in which they are conducting their studies. It has also been used effectively in a growing list of other settings, including substance abuse and 12-step programs, homeless shelters, child and adult autism services, nursing homes, hospitals and hospital emergency rooms, and crisis stabilization units.

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Citing Literature - Development/Original:
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Glisson, C., Landsverk, J., Schoenwald, S., Kelleher, K., Hoagwood, K. E., Mayberg, S., Green, P., & Research Network on Youth Mental Health (2008). Assessing the organizational social context (OSC) of mental health services: implications for research and practice. Administration and policy in mental health, 35(1-2), 98–113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-007-0148-5. PMID: 18085434.

Citing Literature - Empirical Use/Application:
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Aarons, G. A., Glisson, C., Green, P. D., Hoagwood, K., Kelleher, K. J., Landsverk, J. A., Research Network on Youth Mental Health, Weisz, J. R., Chorpita, B., Gibbons, R., Glisson, C., Green, E. P., Hoagwood, K., Jensen, P. S., Kelleher, K., Landsverk, J., Mayberg, S., Miranda, J., Palinkas, L., & Schoenwald, S. (2012). The organizational social context of mental health services and clinician attitudes toward evidence-based practice: a United States national study. Implementation science : IS, 7, 56. https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-7-56. PMID: 22726759; PMCID: PMC3444886.

Glisson, C., Green, P., & Williams, N. J. (2012). Assessing the Organizational Social Context (OSC) of child welfare systems: implications for research and practice. Child abuse & neglect, 36(9), 621–632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.06.002. PMID: 22980071.

Version:
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  • Intended Focus

      Levels of Data Collection:
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      • Organizational

      Intended Priority Population:
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      • Clinician
      • Public Health Practitioner
      • Front-line Staff

      Intended Priority Setting:
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      • Clinical Outpatient
      • Clinical Inpatient
      • Residential Care
      • Community Organization
      • Public Health Agency
      • Workplace
      • Child Welfare and Mental Health Organizations

      Policy:
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      Equity Focus:

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  • Psychometric Properties

      Scoring:
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      Yes

      Norms:
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      Responsiveness:
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      Yes

      Validity:
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      Reliability:
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      Factor Analysis:
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      Yes
  • Pragmatic Properties

      Time to Administer:
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      20 mins

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      Cost:
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      Cost

      Literacy:
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      Interpretation:
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      Yes

      Training:
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      Yes

      Resources Required to Administer:
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      None/Low

      User Guidance:
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      Obtrusiveness:
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      • Medium: Asyncronous collection of data

      Interactivity:
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