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Results of the on site reviews in these counties are included in the report for Qualitative Reviews.
7th Quarter DOCUMENTATION:
(1) Examination of the Correlation Between COSTAR Payees and AFCARS Number of Previous Placements
(2) Social Services Report, Qualitative Case Reviews – October 2003 – June 2004 (cumulative)
8 th Quarter Report: Achieved. Per ACF 7 th quarter request to discuss what the state plans to do regarding the placement move
discrepancy between the IDS system and the COSTAR systems: As reported in the 7 th quarterly report an analysis was conducted.
The Division's plan to assure that all moves are in the system is to provide a method of linking the payment of foster care resources
(COSTAR) to the IDS/AFCARS system. By linking the two systems we will verify the accuracy of the data regarding placement
moves.
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:
4 th Quarter: The collection of the additional fields in CoStar has not been completed for all children in foster care (AFCARS) for
FFY 2003 quarters one and two.
C7 ACTION STEPS:
Georgia will provide technical assistance (TA) to DFCS staff and private providers as to how to use FP/BP
assessment information to make the most appropriate permanency decisions and implementation of wraparound
services at the beginning of the child's stay in care. The FP/BP information will be used to develop more
effective case plans for the child and family.
Incorporate FP/BP Summary and Recommendation Reports in the CPRS. The inclusion of the FP/BP
information in the CPRS will assist staff in developing case plans for children and their families. A pilot of the
CPRS is underway in Dekalb DFCS and Juvenile Court to assure that the FP/BP Summary Reports meet the
needs of families, judges and DFCS staff. For the phase two CPRS development, we will expand to include
FP/BP data collection. Generally, plans are to include the ability to collect the recommendations from the
FP/BP comprehensive assessment. It will also collect data about the services actually provided to the child.
Because of a mandate on Public Health to assure that our Foster Children have all the services available, we
will add a section to the CPRS to track the child's Health Check Schedule and assure that any required
treatment or follow up is provided.
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Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
November, 2004 Quarter 8 - Work Plan C Page 10