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J6 ACTION STEPS: Family Group Conferencing and First Placement/Best Placement projects will get sufficient support, leadership
and project management to ensure successful implementation and maintenance.
Evaluation: Feedback will be sought quarterly from the project managers on progress and needs for continued
successful implementation.
START
DATE
COMPLETION
DATE
RESPONSIBLE
PERSON(S)
MEASURABLE
BENCHMARKS
Jan. 2002 July 2002 Juanita Blount-Clark, Social Services
Section Director
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
A project manager will be assigned to both programs with
full support for implementation.
1 st Quarter Report: Achieved. Four Foster Care staff has been assigned to work with providers, county staff and other state office
consultants to manage, monitor and provide technical assistance to counties and providers on Family Team Meetings and FP/BP
services.
Completion date: December 2002.
2 nd Quarter Federal Response: Were you able to obtain feedback in the last quarter from the project managers on progress and needs
for continued successful implementation.
3 rd Quarter Report/Georgia's Reply: Yes, the four foster care staff provides regular reporting regarding the progress and needs for
successful Family Group Conferencing and FP/BP activities.
4 th Quarter Federal Response: The State indicates that this step has been achieved. However, we need more information regarding
the evaluation piece of the action step.
5 th Quarter Report: The State is requesting to delete this action step. Reason: Limited resources do not allow the State to conduct the
family group conferencing. The overall goal is being met. The State believes that deleting this action step will not adversely impact
the goal.
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 J Page 8