Safe Futures A Plan for Program Improvement - Department of ...
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DATE DATE PERSON(S) BENCHMARKS<br />
Dec. 2002 March 2003 DFCS. Office <strong>of</strong> Adoption Instrument developed and implemented in the evaluation/<br />
assessment <strong>of</strong> the effectiveness <strong>of</strong> GPS:MAPP in preparing<br />
and retaining foster parents. Additional preparation and<br />
training components developed as needed.<br />
Evaluation: Report <strong>of</strong> evaluation and assessment outcomes<br />
developed and recommendations made regarding the<br />
effectiveness <strong>of</strong> the current foster parent preparation model<br />
(GPSD:MAPP).<br />
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:<br />
1 st Quarter Report: A comparative assessment <strong>of</strong> the three leading national foster /adoptive family preparation curricula has been<br />
completed. PATH, Father Flanagan's Boy's Home (Rebuilding Children's Lives), PRIDE, and Lutheran's PPPFP. Method <strong>for</strong><br />
measuring achievement: Written report <strong>of</strong> comparative assessment completed. Actions to be taken next quarter: Review and<br />
discuss curricula assessment outcomes and make recommendations as needed.<br />
1st Quarter Federal Response: (MOVE TO APPROPRIATE QUARTER)<br />
2 nd Quarter Report: Discussion <strong>of</strong> foster/adopt preparation curricula completed. It was unanimously agreed that GPS:MAPP is more<br />
in line with goals and philosophy <strong>of</strong> the state's foster care program. In addition, it would be fiscally prohibitive to train staff in the use<br />
<strong>of</strong> another curriculum at the present time. Method <strong>of</strong> measuring achievement: Review and discussion <strong>of</strong> curricula assessments<br />
completed.<br />
2 nd Quarter Federal Response: THIS WAS DUE IN MARCH. WAS IT ACHIEVED?<br />
3 rd Quarter Report/Reply: Achieved. See Review <strong>of</strong> GPS:MAPP and other training curricular (PATH, PRIDE, etc) Additional<br />
review <strong>of</strong> GPS:MAPP and other training approaches <strong>for</strong> foster and adoptive family preparation currently being implemented by a<br />
committee consisting <strong>of</strong> foster parents, state and county staff to determine which training model will be used at the end <strong>of</strong> the contract<br />
period <strong>for</strong> present GPS:MAPP trainers <strong>of</strong> trainers, which is September 2004.<br />
4 th Quarter Federal Response: The action step was due in March 2003. The goal is to evaluate the current foster parent preparation<br />
model (GPS: MAPP) <strong>for</strong> it's effectiveness in the preparation and retention <strong>of</strong> foster/adopt parents. How will the State measure this?<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> S Page 9
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