Safe Futures A Plan for Program Improvement - Department of ...
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3 rd Quarter Report: Requesting ACF approval to change this Action Step to: The state will develop an<br />
approach to continually measure the effectiveness <strong>of</strong> the First Placement Best Placement Assessment/Wrap<br />
Around Services model.<br />
3rd Quarter Federal Response: Identify the approach the State will develop.<br />
5 th Quarter Report: Same as above.<br />
START<br />
DATE<br />
COMPLETION<br />
DATE<br />
RESPONSIBLE<br />
PERSON(S)<br />
June 2003 June 2004 Leslie C<strong>of</strong>ield Dianne Yearby Alice-Marie<br />
Hutchison<br />
Report to team<br />
MEASURABLE<br />
BENCHMARKS<br />
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:<br />
1 st quarter Report - Partially achieved: Four Foster Care Consultants in collaboration with county staff and stakeholders will<br />
conduct a qualitative review in counties. The four foster care consultants need to learn the qualitative review process. DFCS will<br />
develop a contract with a provider to conduct qualitative review training. This in<strong>for</strong>mation will assist the four consultants in<br />
determining if the First Placement/Best Placement <strong>Program</strong> along with Wrap Around services is reducing the number <strong>of</strong> children in<br />
foster care based on the family's needs and services being met as a result <strong>of</strong> the service recommendations from the comprehensive<br />
assessment. The CPRS System will have features added to allow the collection <strong>of</strong> data on the number <strong>of</strong> assessments completed within<br />
a county and the service recommendations <strong>for</strong> the family and child from the MDT meeting. The compilation <strong>of</strong> this in<strong>for</strong>mation will<br />
allow the team to determine the counties that may require consultation, support or training. The onsite reviews will also give concrete<br />
results on the counties ability to utilize the assessment in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
3 rd Quarter Report: At this time, limited resources will not allow the state to negotiate with a contractor to per<strong>for</strong>m an analysis <strong>of</strong> the<br />
First Placement/Best Placement model.<br />
Secondly, the four foster care consultants will not be conducting the qualitative reviews as discussed in the 1 st quarter report. The<br />
DFCS Evaluation and Reporting and the Consultation and Support Sections will conduct the qualitative reviews as discussed in Action<br />
Step 8.<br />
The state Foster Care unit is moving towards developing a survey <strong>for</strong> local counties to assist in determining First Placement/Best<br />
Placement efficiency in moving children to permanency quicker.<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 17
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