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date -- Detail which show that staff from all 159 Georgia counties have been trained to include efforts to place siblings together in the
case plan.
4 th Quarter Report: Partially Achieved. Efforts to revise the Supervisory Review Form continue, as indicated above under Goal # 2,
Step # 1.
5th Quarter Report: Partially Achieved. The state has made the decision to discontinue using the Supervisory Review Guide and
replaces it with the Child Placement Services E & R Social Services Review Guide, developed by the Evaluation and Reporting (E &
R) office. This instrument is already developed and available to the staff. Also, it incorporates PIP requirements for Georgia. It
encompasses the same information contained in the previous Supervisory Review Guide, and includes a reference to efforts to place
siblings together (under Item 28). The E & R Review Guide is already available to staff and requires no additional training. As new
staff are hired and trained, this is incorporated into their training components as well.
5 th Quarter Documentation: See Documentation under action step G2
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:
G6 ACTION STEPS: Goal #3
Step 1: Research Hull House (IL, FL) and other states' statutory initiatives developed to maintain siblings
together, including legislation, literature, participant interviews, and national resources. Research summary
report prepared.
Step 2: Evaluate Step 1 models for pilot in Georgia and prepare for implementation. 5 th Quarter: Per Annual
Evaluation/Renegotiations the State requested to change 'Evaluation' terminology to 'Review'. Reason: Evaluate
implies a much more formal investigation and analysis than was intended or completed. Georgia simply wanted
to review what other states or organizations had tried for consideration of replicating a similar program in
Georgia.
Step 3: Enhanced utilization of new Relative Caregiver Subsidy (RCS) through training and awareness.
Step 4: Implement targeted recruitment of foster homes willing to accept sibling groups. Include importance of
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Safe Future – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
March, 2004 Quarter 5 - Work Plan G Page 7