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BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT: G6 ACTION STEPS: Goal #3 Step 1: Research Hull House (IL, FL) and other states' statutory initiatives developed to maintain siblings together, including legislation, literature, participant interviews, and national resources. Research summary report prepared. Step 2: Evaluate Step 1 models for pilot in Georgia and prepare for implementation. 5 th Quarter: Per Annual Evaluation/Renegotiations the State requested to change 'Evaluation' terminology to 'Review'. Reason: Evaluate implies a much more formal investigation and analysis than was intended or completed. Georgia simply wanted to review what other states or organizations had tried for consideration of replicating a similar program in Georgia. Step 3: Enhanced utilization of new Relative Caregiver Subsidy (RCS) through training and awareness. Step 4: Implement targeted recruitment of foster homes willing to accept sibling groups. Include importance of keeping siblings together in education of prospective foster parents. Evaluation: If model evaluated successfully, at least one pilot site will be implemented in Georgia and an evaluation of that pilot will take place. COMPLETION RESPONSIBLE MEASURABLE DATE PERSON(S) BENCHMARKS START DATE Mar 2002 June 2004 Sarah Brownlee, Education and Research, Foster Care Unit ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Step 3 -- On-going monitoring of RCS cases approved Step 4 -- On-going efforts to increase the number of homes which accept sibling groups 1 ST Quarter Report: Relative Care Subsidy (RCS) training has been offered statewide to Foster Care Placements and CPS staff, along with many of our private providers. Training will be complete in February 2003. The importance of keeping siblings together is emphasized in all our training and communication initiatives. This is particularly evident in our recent initiatives focused on recruitment of placement resources. Foster homes are sought to serve sibling groups across the state. 2 nd Quarter Report: Achieved. Step 1 -- Jan. 2003 completed research on initiatives developed in other states to maintain siblings Safe Future – A Plan for Program Improvement Georgia Department of Human Resources November, 2004 Quarter 8 - Work Plan G Page 3
together. Relative Care Subsidy (RCS) training was completed in Feb. 2003. E & R statistics documents a steady increase in the number of children achieving permanency with support from RCS funding. On-going reports. First Placement Best Placement (FPBP) training was completed in Feb. 2003 for all staff and many private providers. The importance of keeping siblings together is emphasized in all our training and communication initiatives. This is particularly evident in our recent initiatives focused on recruitment of placement resources. Foster homes are sought to serve sibling groups across the state. On-going. 2 nd Quarter Federal Response: You've made a lot of progress in this area but still have more work to do. What can the State give us to show this has been achieved for those steps you have accomplished? Georgia's Reply 3 rd Quarter: Please see attached literature on the Jane Addams Hull House and reports on other states' efforts to maintain siblings together. Please refer to attached RCS fiscal report. There has been a significant increase in the number of children achieving permanency with the support of RCS payments. Also see the First Placement, Best Placement (FPBP) training schedules. Georgia provided 17 training sessions for 2,900 staff on FPBP, which included a component on Relative Care Subsidy (RCS). The training emphasized the importance of exerting and documenting efforts to place siblings together. On-going staff efforts are exerted towards achieving appropriate placements leading to permanency for children in foster care, including homes accepting sibling groups. Also see attached Community Supervised Visitation Centers. 3 rd Quarter Report: Achieved. Step 2 -- Under the auspices of the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program, Georgia has several visitation sites in operation. Step 3 -- Achieved. Monitoring of approved RCS cases is a continuous process. The number of approved placements has risen to 1,070 as compared with 416 a year ago. See RCS data report in Appendix. Step 4 -- Achieved. Recruitment campaigns continue to include efforts to attract and approve homes willing to accept sibling groups. See Recruitment flyers in the Appendix. 5 th Quarter Report: Georgia considers this Action Step Achieved. 8 th Quarter Report: Achieved. Per ACF 7 th quarter request to clarify Step 2: Georgia wanted to review the literature regarding the visitation initiatives in other states/organizations. Under the auspices of the PSSF, Georgia has 25 visitation centers operating throughout the state. Additionally, the state is supporting the faith-based efforts of the Presbyterian Churches of the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA) in Georgia for the purpose of opening their buildings as visitation centers. The churches will recruit volunteers from their congregations who will be trained to supervise and document visits. These centers are called "Safe Haven Visitation Centers". Safe Future – A Plan for Program Improvement Georgia Department of Human Resources November, 2004 Quarter 8 - Work Plan G Page 4
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AN OVERVIEW GEORGIA PROGRAM IMPROVE
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Georgia: Georgia’s Program Improv
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The AFCARS data for this indicator
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Developed standards of measurement
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These action steps were included as
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Used the results obtained from the
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policy require that the case manage
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Training initiative for DFCS and DP
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4. In addition to the information b
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Stakeholder Input in the Analysis o
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The stakeholder interviews held dur
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Work Plan Detail A -- Item 2, Repea
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What needs to be accomplished: Writ
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Neglect was determined to be the mo
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Data from these co
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• 79% of respondents agreed commu
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Federal HIPAA requirements limit wh
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6 th Quarter Report: Funding for th
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START COMPLETION RESPONSIBLE MEASUR
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3 rd Quarter Report Georgia's Reply
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Quarter 4 # of Differences 31 134 1
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DATE DATE PERSON(S) BENCHMARKS July
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conduct of the Comprehensive Child
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