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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Achieved: The four consultants, county, and other stakeholders will monitor this action step and provide case consultation, and
training assessments as part of their county assignments. This is considered an ongoing task.
4 th Quarter Federal Response: How do you plan to examine policy and training effectiveness for DFCS staff and private providers?
5 th Quarter Report: After analysis of accumulative reports from the QCR reviews, the state will determine the training and policy
needs of the county staff. With the part II of the reenrollment process, the state will determine the training needs of private providers.
The first QCR Report is attached as a part of the 5 th Quarterly progress report
6 th Quarter Report: A review of the trends from the Qualitative Case Reviews completed during January and March will be
completed to assist with determining training needs of county staff.
Training of First Placement/Best Placement providers has continued ongoing. Revisions in the Comprehensive Child and Family
Assessment standards were completed in December 2003 and approved for circulation to county staff and private providers in January
2004. Training incorporated the policy revisions and integrated deficiencies noted in assessments reviewed by the State Provider
Review Committee during the re-enrollment in 2003.
6 th Quarter Federal Response: N12: State requested extension of completion date and revision of the benchmark in its Annual
Evaluation/Renegotiation Report.
N12: When will the 'review of the trends' be completed? The original action step is sound and should be maintained if ACF has not
already approved the Q5 request.
7 th Quarter Report: ACF approved the extension of completion date and revisions to the Action Step and benchmark in the Annual
Evaluation/Renegotiations.
A review of trends has not occurred. The report referred to in the Benchmark was contingent upon there actually being training and
policy changes based upon the QCR. To date the QCRs have not lead to training or policy changes, thus the State has not provided a
report. The State believes that the Child and Family Comprehensive Assessment (First Placement Best Placement) training that
occurred statewide in July 2002 and again in February 2003 had a positive impact on the provision of health care services. The
training was provided for case manager staff and providers of services. The State will not abandon a review of the trends to determine
additional training needs. It is not likely that a trends review report (from the QCR data) will occur during this PIP implementation
period. In October 2003 a Trend Analysis Report was produced via the States’ regular case record desk reviews. A copy of that
report is attached.
Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
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