Safe Futures A Plan for Program Improvement - Department of ...
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and the State can determine why the frequency <strong>of</strong> reviews does not impact permanency.<br />
5 th Quarter Report: There is the capacity within the CPRS to mark the frequency <strong>of</strong> reviews, however the field is not completed<br />
regularly and there<strong>for</strong>e, a good report cannot be produced. We will seek better ways to collect data on this action step and benchmark<br />
by next quarter's report.<br />
Judicial reviews are only required every 6 months. When we saw reviews being conducted more frequently during our CIP review, it<br />
usually meant it was a complex case (meaning it was going to take a lot <strong>of</strong> time anyway) and the judge holding more reviews to push<br />
the case along. Yet, in our sample, it was still taking more than 2 years <strong>for</strong> the children to get to permanency. See attached draft <strong>for</strong><br />
summer assessment report.<br />
What really seems to matter regarding which children get to permanency faster is the activist state <strong>of</strong> the local DFCS and the local<br />
court. If the court and the DFCS <strong>of</strong>fice are both activist and if the caseload is not too high <strong>for</strong> either group, then the cases move to<br />
permanency quicker. Thus, just doing more frequent reviews may not make permanency happen faster, but lots <strong>of</strong> problems get<br />
resolved at review time so it is still helpful.<br />
The most helpful reports that the CIP has seen, describing which counties are most effective at permanency ef<strong>for</strong>ts, are at the end <strong>of</strong><br />
the Office <strong>of</strong> the Child Advocate's annual report, entitled 'Time from Removal to Finalized Adoption' and 'Time from Removal to<br />
Reunification'. See: www.gachildadvocate.org/pdf/2002ar.pdf<br />
5 th Quarter DOCUMENTATION: The Supreme Court <strong>of</strong> Georgia, Administrative Office <strong>of</strong> the Courts, Child Placement Project,<br />
Model Courts Project, DRAFT, Summer Assessment Review 2003 - A Snapshot <strong>of</strong> Juvenile Court Per<strong>for</strong>mance in Child Deprivation<br />
Cases and Recommendations <strong>for</strong> Continued <strong>Improvement</strong>, February 2004<br />
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:<br />
D8 ACTION STEPS:<br />
Provide foster parents with a copy <strong>of</strong> the foster parent manual upon their completion <strong>of</strong> MAPP.<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> D Page 11
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