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ICS

The Implementation Climate Scale (ICS) is a brief organizational assessment tool that measures the extent to which an organization's work climate, policies, and systems are aligned with and supportive of evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation. Developed by Ehrhart, Aarons, and Farahnak in 2014, the ICS measures four dimensions of organizational implementation climate: Focus (degree to which EBP is a priority in organizational goals), Support (availability of resources and protected time for EBP), Reward (incentive structures and recognition for EBP use), and Expectations (leadership communication of expectations for EBP adoption and fidelity). The ICS provides a concise snapshot of whether organizational systems and policies actively facilitate or hinder EBP uptake, and has demonstrated strong predictive validity for implementation fidelity and sustainability.

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Implementation Climate Scale
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / implementation-science
  • Ehrhart, M. G., Aarons, G. A., & Farahnak, L. R. (2014). Assessing the organizational context for EBP implementation: The Development and Validity Testing of the Implementation Climate Scale (ICS). Implementation Science, 9, 157. · DOI 10.1186/s13012-014-0157-1
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