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I16 ACTION STEPS:
Test whether needs and services to children and families changes after training and policy changes.
5 th Quarter Report: Per Annual Evaluation / Renegotiation Report request to change Action Step to read:
'Determine' whether needs and services to children and families changes after training and policy changes.
Reason: The word 'test' implies a more formal research effort than was intended.
START
DATE
COMPLETION
DATE
RESPONSIBLE
PERSON(S)
Jan 2003 June 2004 Alice Marie Hutchison, Joe Wassell, Betty
Wrights, Gloria Patterson, Millicent
Houston, Linda Ladd, Stakeholders, Leslie
Cofield, Dianne Yearby
MEASURABLE
BENCHMARKS
Complete additional case reviews, if appropriate.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
2 nd Quarter Report: Foster Care Consultants have started to visit counties within their assigned area(s), to monitor progress on
permanency issues and provide training and technical assistance.
3 rd Quarter Report: Monitoring continues.
4 th Quarter Report: We will utilize the information gleaned from the Qualitative Reviews to assess whether the needs and services to
children and families improve following training and policy changes. Information from Qualitative Review report findings will help
determine future training and policy needs.
4 th Quarter Federal Response: See same comments under Step I6 related to QA.
5 th Quarter Report: At least 100 cases will undergo Qualitative Review by the end of September 2004. Reports from the reviews will
be available beginning January 2004.
5 th Quarter DOCUMENTATION: Social Services Quarterly Report, Qualitative Case Reviews, October 2003 -- December 2003.
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:
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Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
March, 2004 Quarter 5 - Work Plan I Page 20