Abstract
The literature is replete with calls to reform the child welfare system (Dettlaff et al., 2020; Lindell et al., 2020; McTavish et al., 2018). Five child welfare organizations in one northeastern state in the U.S. participated in a pilot program to implement trauma-informed organizational change (TOC). This study explored the extent to which child welfare agencies demonstrated readiness to adopt change. The researcher used a directed content analysis approach to analyze previously collected staff meeting minutes, consultant notes, and other TOC-related documents collected during implementation. Findings support Armenakis et al.'s (2000) organizational readiness for change theory, which suggests that increased readiness for organizational change leads to increased implementation success.
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Allen-McCombs, Jennette
(2025)
"Organizational Readiness as a Predictor of Successful Trauma-Informed Change within Child Welfare Agencies,"
Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice: Vol. 11:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/jhstrp/vol11/iss1/5
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