an overview georgia program improvement plan - Department of ...
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O4 ACTION STEPS:<br />
Develop <strong>an</strong>d enforce statewide multi-agency protocol for assessment, including necessary confidentiality<br />
safeguards.<br />
Determine utilization by all counties <strong>of</strong> approved instruments pursu<strong>an</strong>t to protocol.<br />
5 th Quarter: The State request to ch<strong>an</strong>ge this action step to: "Development <strong>an</strong>d implement statewide multiagency<br />
protocol for assessment, including necessary safeguards". Reason: Major leadership ch<strong>an</strong>ges at multiple<br />
levels <strong>an</strong>d across agencies will require redrafting <strong>an</strong>d renegotiations <strong>of</strong> a protocol.<br />
START<br />
DATE<br />
COMPLETION<br />
DATE<br />
RESPONSIBLE<br />
PERSON(S)<br />
Mar. 2002 June 2004 Betty Wrights, Dawne Morg<strong>an</strong>, Ju<strong>an</strong>ita<br />
Blount-Clark, Governor's Action Group,<br />
5th Quarter: Social Services Director,<br />
DFCS Division Director, MHDDAD<br />
Division Director, FPBP Assessment<br />
Coordinator<br />
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:<br />
MEASURABLE<br />
BENCHMARKS<br />
Development <strong>an</strong>d enforcement <strong>of</strong> formal agreements<br />
between agencies to use common assessment protocol.<br />
5th Quarter: The State request Develop <strong>an</strong>d implement<br />
protocol for sharing information.<br />
6 th Quarter: To better clarify the 5 th Quarter request, the<br />
State request to ch<strong>an</strong>ge the benchmark to read "Develop<br />
<strong>an</strong>d implement protocol for sharing information".<br />
1 st Quarter Report: In J<strong>an</strong>uary 2002, Georgia Governor Roy Barnes named 32 individuals from the public <strong>an</strong>d private sector to form<br />
The Governor's Action Group for Safe Children. The final report was published December 30, 2002. One <strong>of</strong> their charges was to<br />
develop a unified state vision regarding children's services including creating a system <strong>of</strong> data <strong>an</strong>d information sharing among<br />
agencies, providers, advocacy groups <strong>an</strong>d the courts. This Interagency Agreement was the first step in bringing together all Georgia<br />
agencies that provide <strong>program</strong>s <strong>an</strong>d services to children <strong>an</strong>d their families, with the express purpose <strong>of</strong> providing <strong>an</strong> enforceable road<br />
map for coordinated service delivery. The intent is to formalize the State's commitment to break down real <strong>an</strong>d perceived barriers to<br />
this coordination. This Agreement laid out outcomes, timelines, <strong>an</strong>d specific deliverables related to achieving this goal. This has<br />
resulted in tentative (unsigned) agreements between the <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Hum<strong>an</strong> Resources, <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Juvenile Justice, <strong>Department</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> Community Health, <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Education, Georgia Technology Authority, Council <strong>of</strong> Juvenile Court Judges, Family<br />
Connection <strong>an</strong>d the Office <strong>of</strong> the Child Advocate. If the assessment protocol is developed, it will need to be determined how to ensure<br />
that all counties are utilizing the tool. . A common assessment protocol is needed in order to have a seamless, effective <strong>an</strong>d efficient<br />
system <strong>of</strong> service provision. Actions for next reporting quarter: The agreement between the different agencies has not been ratified. A<br />
common assessment protocol has been discussed but is yet to be developed including necessary confidentiality safeguards. A copy <strong>of</strong><br />
the final report has been provided to incoming Governor Perdue <strong>an</strong>d his tr<strong>an</strong>sition team. Governor Perdue's pl<strong>an</strong>s to address this need<br />
is under consideration at this time.<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> O Page 5