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  • Human Services Management

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  • The Performance Diagnostic Checklist (PDC) is utilized to evaluate environmental influences on poor employee performance.
  • The Performance Diagnostic Checklist-Human Services (PDC-HS) was developed to specifically assess human-services employees.
  • The PDC-HS assists in identifying environmental barriers to effective service delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a corrected version of the Performance Diagnostic Checklist-Human Services (PDC-HS).
  • To ensure accurate assessment of environmental determinants for human-services employee performance.

Main Methods:

  • Review and correction of scoring errors in the original PDC-HS.
  • Validation of the revised PDC-HS for use in human-service settings.

Main Results:

  • Three minor scoring errors in the initial PDC-HS publication have been identified and rectified.
  • The corrected PDC-HS provides a more accurate instrument for diagnosing performance issues.

Conclusions:

  • The revised PDC-HS offers a reliable tool for assessing environmental factors impacting human-services employee performance.
  • Accurate diagnostic tools are crucial for improving service delivery and employee effectiveness in human-services settings.