an overview georgia program improvement plan - Department of ...
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:<br />
1 st <strong>an</strong>d 2nd Quarter Reports: Achieved. The DFCS Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Development Section (PDS) established a Social Service<br />
Curriculum Advisory Committee to address the training needs <strong>of</strong> Social Services staff. Committee members include state <strong>an</strong>d county<br />
staff, <strong>an</strong>d other community stakeholders. Completion Date: In November 2002 competencies were identified for New Worker<br />
Training. The Advisory Committee reviewed the first draft <strong>of</strong> the revised curriculum based on CWLA competencies. Georgia is on<br />
schedule to have the new curriculum completed by October 2003.<br />
2 nd Quarter Federal Response: ACTION STEPS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN ORDER TO INDICATE<br />
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. What c<strong>an</strong> the State give us to show this has been achieved?<br />
3 rd Quarter Georgia Report: The state incorrectly reported this action step as achieved. A draft <strong>of</strong> the competencies were reviewed<br />
<strong>an</strong>d received input from the Advisory Committee in November 2002. The DFCS Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Development Section in consultation<br />
with <strong>an</strong> external consultation group combined the feedback from the Advisory Committee <strong>an</strong>d providing their input developed the<br />
Georgia specific competencies based upon the CWLA competencies. The final listing <strong>of</strong> Georgia specific competencies for new<br />
worker curriculum was completed in the spring quarter 2003. The Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Development Section currently has the Curriculum<br />
Pl<strong>an</strong> for Competency Based Core Curriculum for Child Welfare Case M<strong>an</strong>agers. This Pl<strong>an</strong> represents the content <strong>an</strong>d the process for<br />
the final curriculum. The current Curriculum Pl<strong>an</strong> does not specify family centered practice. We will incorporate specific content<br />
regarding involvement <strong>of</strong> fathers <strong>an</strong>d older children.<br />
DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED 3 RD Quarter: Please see the attached Competency Based Core Curriculum for Child Welfare<br />
Case M<strong>an</strong>agers Trainer's M<strong>an</strong>ual I, II, III, <strong>an</strong>d IV.<br />
4 th Quarter Federal Response: The status <strong>of</strong> this action step is not clear. The State references <strong>an</strong> attachment related to competency<br />
based curriculum. Does this me<strong>an</strong> that the curriculum has been completed <strong>an</strong>d the action step completed? It appears the evaluation<br />
piece <strong>of</strong> this action step has not been completed.<br />
5 th Quarter Report: The State considers this action achieved. Yes, the training curriculum does include provisions that address child<br />
<strong>an</strong>d family involvement in case pl<strong>an</strong>ning. The reference is week 4, day 3, Section 4 <strong>of</strong> the New Worker Training Curriculum. The first<br />
round <strong>of</strong> QCRs indicates that <strong>of</strong> the 23 cases to which this indicator applied, 18 (78.26%) were rated as strengths. For more details<br />
please see the attached QCR Report.<br />
5 th Quarter DOCUMENTATION:<br />
Social Services Quarterly Report, Qualitative Case Reviews, October 2003 -- December 2003<br />
Safe Futures – A Pl<strong>an</strong> for Program Improvement<br />
Georgia <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Hum<strong>an</strong> Resources<br />
November, 2004 Quarter 8 – Work Pl<strong>an</strong> J Page 2