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5 th Quarter DOCUMENTATION:
Social Services Quarterly Report, Qualitative Case Reviews, October 2003 -- December 2003
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:
J2 ACTION STEPS: Judicial training will highlight the findings of the federal review on this item and the need for making sure that
families and children are involved in their case planning.
Evaluation: Survey sampling of judges will be done to measure compliance. A class on the federal PIP will be
scheduled for the Spring 2003 Council of Juvenile Court Judges conference, May 4-6.
START
DATE
COMPLETION
DATE
RESPONSIBLE
PERSON(S)
MEASURABLE
BENCHMARKS
April 2002 Nov. 2003 Eric John, TA: Michelle Barclay Annual training will include session on the federal review.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
1 st and 2 nd Quarter Report: The federal PIP was presented at the judge's conference during the pre-conference meetings. It has also
been distributed via the web on the Georgia juvenile court judge's list serv. A class on the federal PIP was conducted during the Child
Placement Conference in the fall of 2002, which was attended, by judges, caseworkers, attorneys and CASAs. A class on the federal
PIP was conducted during the Child Placement Conference in the fall of 2002, which was attended, by judges, caseworkers, attorneys
and CASAs.
3rd Quarter Report: The survey regarding judge's knowledge of the PIP will be completed by the end of the summer.
4 th Quarter Report: A survey assessing judges' knowledge of the PIP is presently being created. It will be distributed to judges by the
end of November 2003.
4 th Quarter Federal Response: The completion date in the PIP is November 2003. Has the State now completed this? We need more
clarification on the evaluation piece.
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Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
March, 2004 Quarter 5 – Work Plan J Page 3