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Foster Care staff also provided training to DFCS staff on the Case Plan Reporting System (CPRS) to help staff use the information
collected in the comprehensive assessment to make more appropriate permanency decisions. Over 900 DFCS placement staff received
this training.
A pilot is being conducted in Dekalb with the DFCS office and the Juvenile Court to determine if additional training is needed.
Completion Date: December 2002 and ongoing.
8 th Quarter Report: Achieved. Per ACF 7 th quarter request to provide training agendas: Training agendas and training rosters are
attached as it relates to First Placement Best Placement Training. By the time Georgia's original PIP was approved in October 2002,
the benchmark of 11 county site trainings was completed. As a result of the original CPRS pilot, the system was institutionalized
statewide and has been thoroughly documented throughout Georgia's quarterly PIP reporting.
8 th Quarter DOCUMENTATION:
(1) First Placement Best Placement Back to Basics Policy Training July 2003, Agenda
(2) Back to Basics Policy Training, First Placement Best Placement Training Agendas 2002 (day 1 and day 2)
(3) First Placement Best Placement Evaluation Summary Report October 2002 - August 2003 (this report summarizes the
statewide training attendance by Agency (DFCS/private) and by type of training (basic/advanced) and provides date and place
of training)
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:
I3 ACTION STEPS:
START
DATE
COMPLETION
DATE
Georgia will complete technical assistance to DFCS staff and private providers of the content of the
comprehensive assessment and how to use the collected information to meet the health, mental health, dental
and educational needs of the child and family.
RESPONSIBLE
PERSON(S)
MEASURABLE
BENCHMARKS
Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
November, 2004 Quarter 8 - Work Plan I Page 3