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Work Plan Detail J -- Item 18, Child and Family Involvement in Case Planning
Goal: Families will have enhanced capacity to provide for their children's needs
J1 ACTION STEPS:
Training curriculum for caseworkers will include provision to specifically address child and family
involvement in case planning. Special attention will be paid to involving fathers and older children.
The committee and selected contractors will revise, field test and implement the Social Services New Worker
curriculum. The revised curriculum will place additional emphasis on family centered practice. Completion
Date: In November 2002 competencies were identified for New Worker Training. The Advisory Committee
reviewed the first draft of the revised curriculum based on CWLA competencies. Georgia is on schedule to
have the new curriculum completed by October 2003.
START
DATE
COMPLETION
DATE
RESPONSIBLE
PERSON(S)
April 2002 Sept. 2002 Education and Research TA: Ed Fuller
3rd Quarter: Because of
delays imposed through
the contracting and RFP
process we request ACF
Approval to change date
to July 2004
3rd Quarter Federal
Response: We anticipate
to measure your progress
in this area by the end of
4th Qtr.
5th Quarter: Per
Annual
Evaluation/Renegotiatio
n the State requested to
extend to July 2004 to
allow for training
implementation and the
evaluation.
MEASURABLE
BENCHMARKS
All curricula will include those provisions
Evaluation: Survey sampling of caseworkers and
supervisors will be done to measure understanding.
6 th Quarter: The State request to change benchmark to
read "The Qualitative Case Reviews will be used as an
ongoing measure to evaluate whether case managers are
practicing the involvement of families in case planning.
Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
November, 2004 Quarter 8 – Work Plan J Page 1