Safe Futures A Plan for Program Improvement - Department of ...
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START<br />
DATE<br />
April 2002<br />
children entering foster care program within the first 30 to 60 days <strong>of</strong> the child entering care.<br />
COMPLETION<br />
RESPONSIBLE<br />
MEASURABLE<br />
DATE<br />
PERSON(S)<br />
BENCHMARKS<br />
Dec. 2002 and on-going Joe Wassell, Betty Wrights, Millicent<br />
5th Quarter: Per Houston, Leslie C<strong>of</strong>ield, Dianne Yearby,<br />
Annual Patricia Nealy, Alice-Marie Hutchison ,<br />
Evaluation/Renegotiation<br />
the State requested to<br />
extend the completion<br />
date to July 2004 to<br />
allow <strong>for</strong> CPRS<br />
enhancements<br />
Linda Ladd<br />
Review at each annual on-site review.<br />
5th Quarter: Per Annual Evaluation/Renegotiations the<br />
State requested to change to: 'Review Statistical Data<br />
Quarterly as provided through the CPRS system'. (See PIP<br />
Annual Evaluation/Renegotiation Report)<br />
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:<br />
Achieved: As Part <strong>of</strong> the First Placement/Best Placement initiative in February 2001 policy was implemented that requires every child<br />
that enters foster care in Georgia and remains in foster care after 72 hour hearing to have a First Placement, Best Placement<br />
Assessment. With the assessment it is also required that a MDT meeting is held to determine the service needs <strong>of</strong> the child and family.<br />
The MDT meeting is held within the first 30 to 60 days <strong>of</strong> a child's placement in foster care. To monitor the effectiveness <strong>of</strong> the FPBP<br />
assessment as well as the MDT, four foster care consultants have been assigned to the 12 regions. These consultants will conduct<br />
onsite reviews, which are scheduled to begin in February 2003. CPRS will also provide a monitoring mechanism in which case<br />
manager are required to enter the date the FPBP assessment was initiated and the date the MDT meeting was held and any service<br />
needs and recommendations <strong>of</strong> the child and family. The four consultants will conduct onsite reviews <strong>of</strong> randomly selected cases with<br />
various counties along with Fulton County to assess if the private providers are meeting the standards <strong>for</strong> the FPBP assessment and if<br />
the county staff is implementing the service recommendations indicated <strong>for</strong> the child and family at the MDT team meeting with the<br />
use <strong>of</strong> wrap around funds. The reviews will aide in determining if the county staff is initiating assessments on every child that enters<br />
and remains in foster care after the 72-hour hearing. Actions <strong>for</strong> next quarter: The onsite reviews are not scheduled to begin until<br />
February 2003 after training <strong>of</strong> DFCS staff and private providers. Once the reviews are conducted, compilation <strong>of</strong> data collected is<br />
needed to determine if Multi Disciplinary teams are being conducted after the completion <strong>of</strong> the First Placement Best Placement<br />
Assessment. The field in CPRS to report the service needs and recommendations <strong>of</strong> the child from the Multi Disciplinary Team is<br />
needed to adequately measure the benchmark.<br />
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<strong>Safe</strong> <strong>Futures</strong> – A <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Program</strong> <strong>Improvement</strong><br />
Georgia <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Human Resources<br />
March, 2004 Quarter 5 – Work <strong>Plan</strong> N Page 2
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