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The Foster Care Unit is moving towards developing <strong>an</strong> access database to assist in identifying placement resource gaps. The<br />
Division's implementation <strong>of</strong> the Assessment component <strong>of</strong> First Placement/Best Placement will continue to provide information on<br />
needs <strong>an</strong>d services <strong>of</strong> children, parents <strong>an</strong>d foster parents.<br />
3 rd Quarter Federal Response: Have you completed monthly county-by-county report?<br />
4 th Quarter Report: A monthly report has been generated. This report identifies by county the number <strong>of</strong> clients served each month<br />
with the specific type <strong>of</strong> wrap-around service.<br />
DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED 4 TH Quarter<br />
See UAS: First Placement Best Placement Assessment Services<br />
6 th Quarter Report: The State considers this action step achieved. See 4 th Quarter Report <strong>an</strong>d documentation.<br />
6 th Quarter Federal Response: N7: N2: State requested extension <strong>of</strong> completion date <strong>an</strong>d revision <strong>of</strong> the benchmark in its Annual<br />
Evaluation/Renegotiation Report. Did ACF approve?<br />
N7: Now the State rates the step as achieved despite what is in Q5 Report. Please explain.<br />
7 th Quarter Report: The State did not request <strong>an</strong>y ch<strong>an</strong>ges to this Action Step or benchmark. The request to extend the completion<br />
date was approved by ACF during the Annual Evaluation/Renegotiation. The state did not report in the 5 th quarter as it determined the<br />
action step was achieved. As indicated in the 4 th quarter report, The Administrative Services Section generates a monthly report,<br />
which details the use <strong>of</strong> Child <strong>an</strong>d Family Comprehensive Assessment (First Placement/Best Placement) provider services <strong>an</strong>d Wrap-<br />
Around services throughout the state. The monthly reporting in this Action Step is different th<strong>an</strong> in Action Step N6. The N7 Action<br />
step refers to reporting Wrap-Around services. The N6 Action Step refers to reporting placement types <strong>an</strong>d perm<strong>an</strong>ency<br />
recommendations. The Wrap-Around received services are obtained from a different data source <strong>an</strong>d not CPRS.<br />
It is approximated that between SSFY 1999 <strong>an</strong>d 2004 twenty three thous<strong>an</strong>d (23,000) children have had a Child <strong>an</strong>d Family<br />
Comprehensive Assessment (First Placement/Best Placement) completed.<br />
7 th Quarter DOCUMENTATION: UAS First Placement Best Placement 511 <strong>an</strong>d 518 Report (May 2004)<br />
8 th Quarter Report: Achieved. Georgia’s original intent was to provide a monthly county-by-county report as it related to each child<br />
in foster care. Counties were required to send a monthly report to the state <strong>of</strong>fice on the number <strong>of</strong> assessments <strong>an</strong>d wraparounds<br />
requested, completed <strong>an</strong>d paid. At the same time the budget <strong>of</strong>fice prepared monthly expenditure reports, which captured essentially<br />
the same information. It became apparent that the budget <strong>of</strong>fice report provided the information needed, <strong>an</strong>d thus the monthly county<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> N Page 14
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