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where the cases are no longer active. Counties were instructed to note the date and action taken on the list and return it to the State
Project Administrator. The deadline for this cleanup is November 16, 2004.
The CPRS report is developed and attached in the documentation appendix (see report #6 Child and Family Involvement in Case
Planning). The report indicates a total of 9,284 plan groups (a plan group is based on the children in the sibling group whether in care
or not, caretakers at the time of removal, relatives, and caseworkers). However, there is one plan for each child. The report shows the
following:
Count Description
Number
At least one parent and one child participated 1,688
At least one parent participated 5,364
At least one child participated 2,774
No parental or child involvement 2,834
8 th Quarter DOCUMENTATION: October 28 , 2004 memo regarding Case Plans in CPRS that do not Match an Active Case in IDS
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:
4 th Quarter Report: Completion of the report function is delayed due to CPRS staff involved in other projects.
J5 ACTION STEPS:
Family group conferencing must be done at the 30-day case plan with multi-disciplinary staffing to ensure
parental involvement in case planning.
Evaluation: Sample spot checks with counties will occur to see if counties are in compliance.
START
DATE
COMPLETION
DATE
RESPONSIBLE
PERSON(S)
MEASURABLE
BENCHMARKS
July 2002 June 2004 County Supervisors Family group conferencing will take place with all foster
care cases.
Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
November, 2004 Quarter 8 – Work Plan J Page 22