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service training hours for foster parents. Actions to be taken next quarter: Assess progress of pilot program and make adjustments
as needed. Expand the training tracking system statewide to include setting up procedures for data input, developing database of
information that is accessible to county/state agencies, developing procedures for tacking training hours (who, how, what, etc.).
Continue funding for in-service training. Expand training opportunities for foster parents, i.e. Horizon Institutes and state supported
regional training.
1 st Quarter Federal Response: (MOVE UNDERLINED TO APPROPRIATE QUARTER)
2nd Quarter Report: The pilot program to track foster parent in-service training (Foster Parent Credentialing System) has met with
great success. Adjustments have been as necessary. There are plans to expand this program to yet another county, but statewide
expansion is not fiscally feasible at the present time. State sponsored in-service training (Continued Parent Development Institutes)
has been funded for the upcoming fiscal year. We are further exploring foster parents' participation in the Horizon Institutes,
sponsored by the office of adoptions, as an additional resource. Method for measuring achievement: Continued successful
implementation and expansion of pilot program.
3 rd Quarter Report: Achieved. The pilot program to track foster parent in-service training continues in pilot counties with excellent
results. Although an electronic system is being piloted, The remaining counties continue to provide in-house tracking of foster parent
training. Continued Parent Development Institutes have been scheduled for this year. The Horizon Institutes, sponsored by the Office
of Adoption serves as an additional training resource. Individual counties or regions also provide in-service training for foster parents.
See attached information packet on Foster Parent Training Registry- Pilot program for Region 6.See also announcement for the
Annual Foster parent support and Staff Development Institutes.
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:
S9 ACTION STEPS: C. Enhance county's capacity to retain foster parents by strengthening team/ partnership strategies between
county departments and foster parents
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Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
March, 2004 Quarter 5 – Work Plan S Page 11