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8 th Quarter DOCUMENTATION: (1) Social Services Qualitative Case Review Report October 2003 – September 2004, and (2) County
Trend Analysis Report based on Social Services E & R Reviews (county name not identified)
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:
1 st and 2 nd Quarter Report: The statewide database has been completed for the placements of all children in custody. Phase 2 will be
complete in the spring of '03 and will account for each child in care. Developing the statewide database was labor intensive and
required additional support and checking for accuracy.
3 rd Quarter: The above statements are not barriers and were inappropriately stated under this column.
D4 ACTION STEPS:
Require that permanency goals be documented as part of the on-line Case Plan Reporting System, CPRS
Evaluation: A report will be developed quarterly from the CPRS about documented permanency goals from
around the state.
START COMPLETION
RESPONSIBLE
DATE
DATE
PERSON(S)
May 2002 May 2003 Kelli Stone, Field Directors, County
INDICATE THE Directors, Supervisors, Consultation &
DATE YOU PLAN Support Unit, Mentor Unit
TO ACCOMPLISH
THIS GOAL.
5th Quarter: the
State request an
extension to July
2004 Reason: to fully
address the ACF
concerns expressed
in their 4th Quarter
response. Had the
State known of the
ACF concern prior to
MEASURABLE
BENCHMARKS
Every child coming into care will have a case plan in the
CPRS.
6 th Quarter: The state is requesting to change the
benchmark to say “Permanency goals will be documented
90% of the case plans.” Reason: to more specifically
measure the achievement of the PIP Item and Action Step.
New request: Your subsequent quarterly report should be
able to demonstrate progress made in documenting
permanency goals.
Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
November, 2004 Quarter 8 - Work Plan D Page 4