Essen Climate Evaluation Schema - EssenCES

Norbert Schalast, PhD, is a psychologist andlicensed psychotherapist working as a projectmanager at the Institute of Forensic Psychiatry,University of Duisburg / Essen in Germany. A decade of therapeutic work at the department offorensic psychiatry of the Viersen State MentalHospital (LVR-Klinik Viersen) kindled his interestin the issue of institutional social climate.Matthew Tonkin, PhD, is a lecturer in forensicpsychology at Birmingham City University, UK. Hehas a wide range of research interests, includingvarious areas of investigative psychology and theassessment of social climate in secure settings.During his career he has been involved indeveloping and validating questionnaire measuresof social climate and in the monitoring of climatein secure settings.

Table of ContentsSales & Distribution USA / CanadaHogrefe Publishing30 Amberwood ParkwayAshland, OH 44805Tel. (800) 228-3749 / Fax (419) 281-6883customerservice@hogrefe.comwww.hogrefe.comSales & Distribution UKc/o Marston Book Services Ltd.160 East. Ave., Milton ParkAbingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4SBTel. +44 (1235) 465576 / Fax -465592trade.orders@marston.co.ukwww.hogrefe.comPublishing Office USA / CanadaHogrefe Publishing38 Chauncy Street, Suite 1002Boston, MA 02111Tel. (866) 823-4726 / Fax (617) 354-6875publishing@hogrefe.comwww.hogrefe.comSales & Distribution / Publ. OfficeEurope / Rest of the WorldHogrefe PublishingMerkelstr. 337085 Gottingen, GermanyTel. +49 (551) 99950-0 / Fax -111customerservice@hogrefe.dewww.hogrefe.comNew Releases in 2016PrefaceAcknowledgments1 OverviewNorbert Schalast & Matthew TonkinAims and Background of the EssenCESVersions of the EssenCES and Web InformationResearch and PublicationsObjective of This Manual2 Conceptual FrameworkNorbert SchalastMeasuring Social ClimatePlausibility of the EssenCES DimensionsAre Three Dimensions Sufficient?3 Administration and ScoringMatthew TonkinIntroductionWhy Should the EssenCES Be Used?Who Should Complete an EssenCES Questionnaire?Is the EssenCES Questionnaire Appropriate forEverybody?How Should the EssenCES Be Administered to Staffand Residents?How Many Completed EssenCES QuestionnairesAre Needed for an Assessment?What to Do With the EssenCES QuestionnairesOnce They Have Been Completed?4 Interpretation and FeedbackMatthew Tonkin, Andrew Day, Sharon Casey, andNorbert SchalastA Description of the Normative Samples UsedNormative Statistics for the EssenCESInterpretative Guidelines for the EssenCES5 Psychometric PropertiesMatthew Tonkin, Andrew Day, Sharon Casey, andNorbert SchalastBasic Psychometric Properties of the EssenCES inForensic Psychiatric Hospital SettingsBasic Psychometric Properties of the EssenCES inPrison SettingsConclusion6 Lessons Learnt From Past Studies andDirections for Future ResearchNorbert SchalastLimitations of Past Social Climate ResearchThe Importance of Covering HeterogeneousConditions in a SurveyEvaluating Social Climate Scores on a Ward (orWing) LevelOn Meaningful Deployment of the EssenCES inSocial Climate ResearchMultiple Determinants of the Social ClimateConclusion7 Fostering the Social Climate in Secure SettingsNorbert Schalast and Birgit VollmResearch on Improving the Social Climate of Wardsand UnitsDifficult EnvironmentsUsing the EssenCES Dimensions to Consider Waysof Fostering the EnvironmentFacilitating the Discussion of Ward Climate IssuesConclusion8 References9 Appendix10 Contributors