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date -- Detail which show that staff from all 159 Georgia counties have been trained to include efforts to place siblings together in the
case plan.
4 th Quarter Report: Partially Achieved. Efforts to revise the Supervisory Review Form continue, as indicated above under Goal # 2,
Step # 1.
5th Quarter Report: Partially Achieved. The state has made the decision to discontinue using the Supervisory Review Guide and
replaces it with the Child Placement Services E & R Social Services Review Guide, developed by the Evaluation and Reporting (E &
R) office. This instrument is already developed and available to the staff. Also, it incorporates PIP requirements for Georgia. It
encompasses the same information contained in the previous Supervisory Review Guide, and includes a reference to efforts to place
siblings together (under Item 28). The E & R Review Guide is already available to staff and requires no additional training. As new
staff are hired and trained, this is incorporated into their training components as well.
5 th Quarter Documentation: See Documentation under action step G2
6 th Quarter Report: The most recent Qualitative Case Review for January 2004 – March 2004 indicates an increase in the number of
siblings placed together. Of 37 cases examined, 23 were relevant to the placement of siblings together. Documentation of efforts to
place siblings together was indicated in 21 cases (91.30%).
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:
G7 ACTION STEPS: Goal #4
Step 1: Develop foster parent training to include specialized segments on managing sibling groups.
Step 2: Evaluate effectiveness of respite care funding as a strategy to prevent placement disruptions.
Step 3: Develop resource homes to support foster parents and children in placement.
Evaluation: Determine the number of foster parents who will accept sibling groups and establish a percentage
of the additional homes needed.
5 th Quarter Report: Per Annual Evaluation/renegotiations, the State requested to change the evaluation
statement to 'As a result of improved recruitment strategies, 5% of all new foster homes will accept sibling
Safe Future – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
April, 2004 Quarter 6 - Work Plan G Page 5