Table of Contents - Department of Human Services
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6 th Quarter Report: The last CPRS quarterly report “Permanency Goal for Children” was run in February 2004. It is too early to<br />
report another quarter. The next CPRS report will be reflected in the next PIP reporting period.<br />
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:<br />
1 st Quarter Report: The training <strong>of</strong> all 159 counties (1,200 caseworkers) and juvenile court judges and staff (approximately 100<br />
judges) has taken longer than planned but will be complete January 2003.<br />
2 nd Quarter Federal Response: Is the training completed?<br />
3 rd Quarter Georgia Reply: Yes.<br />
D6 ACTION STEPS:<br />
START<br />
DATE<br />
Mar. 2002<br />
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:<br />
COMPLETION<br />
DATE<br />
November <strong>of</strong> every<br />
year: Two cross<br />
cultural trainings will<br />
be completed by<br />
Nov. 2004<br />
Conduct annual training for judges, case managers, SAAGs, GALs, parent attorneys, CASAs, and Citizen Panel<br />
volunteers on the Permanency Hearing requirements.<br />
RESPONSIBLE<br />
MEASURABLE<br />
PERSON(S)<br />
BENCHMARKS<br />
Michelle Barclay, Geraldine Jackson White Permanency hearings will take place in juvenile court for<br />
every child in state care no later than 12 months after a<br />
child has entered foster care and periodically no later than<br />
12 months thereafter if the child remains in care.<br />
Evaluation: Georgia's Court Improvement Project (CIP)<br />
will evaluate a sample <strong>of</strong> court case files annually to see if<br />
permanency hearings are occurring for every child.<br />
1 st and 2 nd Quarterly Report: Partially Achieved. The 3 rd Annual Child Placement Conference Cross-Training Conference took<br />
place November 2002. Judges, case managers, Saags, GALs, parent attorneys, CASAs, and Citizen Panel volunteers attended.<br />
Workshops were taught on the requirement that permanency hearings occur on every case. The 4 th Annual Child Placement<br />
Conference is being planned for Atlanta at this time for November 12-14, 2003. During the summer <strong>of</strong> 2002, the Court Improvement<br />
Project (CIP) reviewed random court case file reviews <strong>of</strong> 9 counties across Georgia. The judges and staff <strong>of</strong> those courts were either<br />
interviewed or surveyed regarding caseload and resource allocation. In addition, 70 court-hearing observations were performed. This<br />
work was collected in a database and shared with the National Council <strong>of</strong> Juvenile and Family Court Judges Permanency Planning<br />
Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement<br />
Georgia <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Human</strong> Resources<br />
April, 2004 Quarter 6 - Work Plan D Page 5
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