Family-centered service: Developing and validating a self-assessment tool for pediatric service providers

The Measure of Processes of Care for Service Providers (MPOC-SP) is a 27-it em self-assessment questionnaire for pediatric caregivers, designed to meas ure their reported implementation of family-centered service (FCS). The MPO C-SP was adapted from the well-validated and widely used measure in pediatr ic rehabilitation, the Measure of Processes of Care. In this article we des cribe the developments field testing, properties, and utility of this instr ument. Four MPOC-SP factors were generated by exploratory factor analysis; each fa ctor addresses a distinct facet of FCS (Cronbach's alpha for these scales i s .86, .88, .76, and .84). Validity analyses revealed that MPOC-SP scale sc ores discriminate between reported caregiving behaviors and ideal levels of FCS implementation, and also reflect cross-discipline differences in profe ssional roles. It is expected that the MPOC-SP will be useful in the progra m evaluations, research initiatives, and professional development endeavors .