Safe Futures A Plan for Program Improvement - Department of ...

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
5th Quarter: Per
Annual
Evaluation/Renegotiation
the State requested an
extension to July 2004 to
allow sufficient time to
evaluate improvement
over several reporting
quarters of the QCR.
1 st Quarter Response: In May of 2002, the DHR Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program hosted the 5 th Annual Safe Families
Symposia. The fifth in a series of statewide training and technical assistance conferences, the Symposium provided an opportunity for
241 front line workers, supervisors and community based services providers to expand their practice skills in the areas of assessment
driven, family centered practice. The Safe Families Symposium Series has been designed to enhance the practice, supervisory and
management skills needed to improve the quality of community-based supports, services and outcomes for children and families. In
direct response to CFSR Systemic Factor -- Item 35 Service Array, training offerings for the 2002 Symposium addressed the
practice improvement recommendations of federal and state child welfare experts identified in Georgia's CFSR. Improving
Outcomes: Comprehensive Assessment and Individual Family Action Plans was developed and delivered by the Child Welfare
Policy and Practice Group, Montgomery Alabama. Designed to improve the practice skills of front line workers and direct service
providers, the training offered an intensive overview of the interlocking steps necessary to assess and respond through service
coordination, to the underlying family needs which create safety concerns for children. Topics covered included strengths-based
assessment and solution focused interviewing techniques.
2 nd Quarter Response: In May of 2003, the DHR Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program hosted the 6 th Annual Safe Families
Symposia. The sixth in a series of statewide training and technical assistance conferences, the Symposium provided an opportunity for
280 front line workers, supervisors and community based services providers to expand their practice skills in the areas of assessment
driven, family centered practice. The Safe Families Symposium Series has been designed to improve the quality of community-based
supports and services and outcomes for children and families.
In direct response to CFSR Systemic Factor -- Item 35 Service Array, training offerings for the 2003 Symposium addressed the
assessment practice improvement recommendations of federal and state child welfare experts identified in Georgia's CFSR.
Workshop Offerings at the 2003 Symposium included:
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Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
March, 2004 Quarter 5 – Work Plan Q Page 8