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needed to determine if Multi Disciplinary teams are being conducted after the completion of the First Placement Best Placement
Assessment. The field in CPRS to report the service needs and recommendations of the child from the Multi Disciplinary Team is
needed to adequately measure the benchmark.
5 th Quarter Report: The enhancements for CPRS were added in 12/03. The system now has the capability to capture data reported
from the Multi-Disciplinary Team Meeting such as the service needs and recommendations of the child. A pilot of county staff is
projected for April 2004 after which the reporting capability will be introduced statewide. The reporting mechanism for CPRS is
expected to be available in April 2004 with the projected reports the system will be able to provide with the addition of the
enhancements to capture specific data from the comprehensive child and family assessment.
6th Quarter Federal Response: State is required to continue reporting on the progress of this action step.
7 th Quarter Report: Dekalb County DFCS and Troop County DFCS were selected to participate in the pilot of the Child and Family
Comprehensive Assessment (First Placement/Best Placement) MDT component of CPRS enhancements. The enhancement allows the
assessment providers to access and key the MDT date and make service recommendations. In June, Georgia’s Court Improvement
Project (CIP) provided pilot training to seventeen (17) approved assessment provider agencies on entering the assessment information
into the CPRS system. After this training, fourteen (14) provider agencies agreed to partake in the execution of the pilot, which will
extend through August 30, 2004.
Implementation of the pilot will provide an opportunity to determine if the MDT meetings are occurring and if the health needs and
services are being identified for children in foster care. The QCR’s will address the appropriateness of the identified services.
8 th Quarter Report: Achieved: The Multi-Disciplinary Team meeting is one of the most important concepts of the Comprehensive
Child and Family Assessment process. The family assessor coordinates this meeting to assure that at least one other professional
(referred to as a discipline) is present at this meeting to discuss the needs and strengths of the family. The family and foster parents
are also part of this team. The meeting is held at the conclusion of the assessment process. After the Family Assessor has gathered or
compiled all of the information on the child and family this information is presented at this meeting. This provides an opportunity for
the parent/family and others represented to participate in planning outcomes and goals for the child and family. At the conclusion of
the MDT meeting, a case plan for the family is developed. If the initial (30 day) case plan is submitted prior to the MDT meeting
because of time restraints, the case manager is asked to make amendments to the plan as needed and submit to the court for approval.
If there are services identified for the child and family that may be provided using wrap-around services or community partners, this is
outlined at the meeting. At the conclusion of the MDT meeting, the family assessor may submit the completed assessment along with
the invoice for billing.
MDT meetings are:
Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
November, 2004 Quarter 8 – Work Plan N Page 2