TCU CJ Organizational (Staff) Assessments

TCU CJ Organizational Readiness for Change (TCU CJ ORC) is self-administered by correctional program staff. One version is designed for counseling staff (TCU CJ-ORC-S) and another for program directors or supervisors (TCU CJ-ORC-D). Motivational factors include program needs, training needs, and pressures for change, while program resources are evaluated in regard to office facilities, staffing, training, equipment, and the Internet. Organizational dynamics include scales on staff attributes (growth, efficacy, influence, adaptability, and clinical orientation) and climate (mission, cohesion, autonomy, communication, stress, and openness to change). [25 minutes]

TCU CJ ORC-S Program Staff Version

Citation:
Institute of Behavioral Research. (2004). TCU CJ Organizational Readiness for Change Program Staff Version (TCU CJ ORC-S). Fort Worth: Texas Christian University, Institute of Behavioral Research. Available at ibr.tcu.edu

TCU CJ ORC-D Program Director Version

Citation:
Institute of Behavioral Research. (2004). TCU CJ Organizational Readiness for Change Program Director Version (TCU CJ ORC-D). Fort Worth: Texas Christian University, Institute of Behavioral Research. Available at ibr.tcu.edu

TCU CJ Survey of Organizational Functioning (TCU CJ SOF) is self-administered by program staff. The SOF includes the entire ORC (Organizational Readiness for Change) plus nine additional scales measuring job attitudes and workplace practices. ORC domains include motivational factors, program resources, staff attributes, and organizational climate. Job attitudes scales include burnout, satisfaction, and director leadership. Workplace practice scales include peer collaboration, deprivatized practice, collective responsibility, focus on outcomes, reflective dialogue, and counselor socialization. [35 minutes]

Citation:
Institute of Behavioral Research. (2006). TCU CJ Survey of Organizational Functioning (TCU CJ SOF). Fort Worth: Texas Christian University, Institute of Behavioral Research. Available at ibr.tcu.edu