# **Abstract** --- #### **Instrument Origins** See [CEI Survey Protocol][1]. #### **Participant Selection** Participants were obtained from a purposive sample of county child welfare, child mental health, and juvenile justice systems leaders. - Participants in the CDT meetings included representatives of intermediary organizations, the treatment developer, and county child welfare, child mental health, and juvenile justice systems leaders. - Participants in the web-based survey included system leaders, supervisors, and administrators #### **Administration** Single web-based administration, taking approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. #### **Analysis of Survey Technical Characteristics** Exploratory factor analyses, Principal Axis Factoring (PAF) with Promax oblique rotation, parallel analysis, Cronbach’s alpha, corrected item total correlation tests, item analyses (including examination of inter-item correlations and alpha if item removed), Spearman rho correlations, and multivariate analyses using linear and binary logistic regression. #### **Analysis of Relationships of Survey Results to Other Variables** Demographic characteristics (gender, age, ethnicity, highest level of education, type of agency), CAL-OH Study treatment condition (Individualized Implementation Strategy (IND) or Community Development Teams (CDT)), Evidence-based practice attitude scale (EBPAS), Organizational Social Context (OSC) measure, the Structured Interview Of Evidence Use (SIEU), and the Stages Of Implementation Completion (SIC) assessment. #### **Primary Source(s) for This Method** Palinkas, L. A., Garcia, A., Aarons, G., Finno-Velasquez., M., Fuentes, D., Holloway, I. & Chamberlain, P. (2018) Measuring collaboration and communication to increase implementation of evidence-based practices: the cultural exchange inventory. Evidence & Policy, 14(1), 35–61. https://doi.org/10.1332/174426417X15034893021530 #### **Author Contact** Requests for the instrument, results of prior analyses, or assistance in administering the instrument may be made to Dr. Palinkas at palinkas@usc.edu. --- # **Background** --- #### **Key References** Caplan, N. (1979). The two-communities theory and knowledge utilization. *American Behavioral Scientist,* 22(3), 459–470. https://doi.org/10.1177/000276427902200308 Palinkas, L.A. (2011, November). *Implementation of evidence-based practices: The view from public youth serving systems.* Presented at Child Psychiatry Grand Rounds, Columbia University, New York, NY. #### **Related Protocols** [CEI Survey Protocol][2] [1]: https://osf.io/3h9uz/ [2]: https://osf.io/3h9uz/