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A pilot is being conducted in Dekalb with the DFCS office and the Juvenile Court to determine if additional training is needed.
8 th Quarter Report: Achieved. Per ACF 7 th quarter request to provide training documentation. During the First Placement Best
Placement technical assistance training, trainees were taught how to access the many services provided under Wrap-Around.
Additionally, there is in the new worker training curriculum, the Child and Family Comprehensive Assessment (First Placement Best
Placement) training component, which thoroughly discusses how to use and access Wrap Around services.
The cumulative QCR for the 10/2003 – 09/2004 rated the permanency indicator a strength in 71.43% of the applicable cases. In
86.67% of the cases reviewed, the case plan goal accurately identified the needs of the child. Most agencies reported the court and the
agency identified the same needs, strengths and goals and felt the services provided were consistent with the agreed upon case plans.
Further, the “needs and services” indicator was applied to 106 cases in the QCR. Ninety-nine of the cases received a First Placement
Best Placement Child and Family Comprehensive Assessment and Wrap Around services. Other services were identified and
provided to address the needs in the case plan.
8 th Quarter DOCUMENTATION: (1) same as Action Step I-2, and (2) The Georgia Qualitative Case Review Report, October 2003
– September 2004
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:
I6 ACTION STEPS:
START
DATE
COMPLETION
DATE
Four Foster Care consultants and other stakeholders will receive training on how to complete the qualitative
review process that is similar to the CFSR. NEW ACTION BASED ON ACF SUGGESTION/APPROVAL OF
1 ST QUARTER REPORT
3 rd Quarter Report: Requesting ACF approval to change this action step to:
Qualitative Case Review's similar to CFSF will be conducted on a representative sample of approximately 180
cases by the end of September 2004.
5 th Quarter Report: Based upon Annual Evaluation / Renegotiation Report action step to read: Qualitative
Case Reviews will be conducted on a representative sample of cases.
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 6