In order for the State to be considered in substantial conformity on any given outcome, the outcome must be determined to be substantially achieved in 90% of the cases reviewed in the first review. In addition, the State must meet the national standard that has been established for any statewide aggregate data attached to that particular outcome.
Except where noted, the "Percent Compliant" figures in the table below represent the percentage of cases in file reviews in which the item was cited as a strength or the outcome was found to be substantially achieved.
Safety |
Percent
Compliant |
Substantial
Conformity? |
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| S1: Children are, first and foremost, protected from abuse and neglect. |
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| Item 01. Timeliness of initiating investigations of reports of child maltreatment |
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| Item 02. Repeat maltreatment (and maltreatment of children in foster care) |
91.5%
1 Foster Care: 1.08% (nat. std. = 0.57%) |
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| S2: Children are safely maintained in their homes whenever possible and appropriate. |
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| Item 03. Services to family to protect child(ren) in home and prevent removal |
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| Item 04. Risk of harm to child |
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Permanency |
Percent
Compliant |
Substantial
Conformity? |
| P1: Children will have permanency and stability in their living situation. |
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| Item 05. Foster care re-entries |
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| Item 06. Stability of foster care placement |
70.4%
2 Statewide: 92.3% (nat. std. = 86.7%) |
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| Item 07. Permanency goal for child |
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| Item 08. Independent living services |
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| Item 09. Adoption |
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| Item 10. Permanency goal of other planned permanent living arrangement |
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| P2: The continuity of family relationships and connections will be preserved for children. |
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| Item 11. Proximity of foster care placement |
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| Item 12. Placement with siblings |
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| Item 13. Visiting with parents and siblings in foster care |
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| Item 14. Preserving connections |
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| Item 15. Relative placement |
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| Item 16. Relationship of child in care with parents |
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Child and Family Well-Being |
Percent
Compliant |
Substantial
Conformity? |
| WB1: Families will have enhanced capacity to provide for their children's needs. |
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| Item 17. Needs and services of child, parents, foster parents |
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| Item 18. Child and family involvement in case planning |
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| Item 19. Worker visits with child |
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| Item 20. Worker visits with parents |
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| WB2: Children receive appropriate services to meet their educational needs. |
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| Item 21. Educational needs of the child |
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| WB3: Children receive adequate services to meet their physical and mental health needs. |
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| Item 22. Physical health of the child |
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| Item 23. Mental health of the child |
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1 Recurrence of Maltreatment: Georgia statewide aggregate data meets the national standard for recurrence, but fails to meet the national standard for incidence of maltreatment in foster care:
2 Stability of Foster Care Placement: Georgia statewide aggregate data meets the national standard, but the file reviewers found foster care stability to be a strength in only 70.4% of files reviewed. The discrepancy between the aggregate data and the file review data was resolved by the state accepting the indicator as not substantially achieved.
* Systemic factors were scored by a "Review Team Rating". A rating of 1 or 2 is considered "Not in Substantial Conformity". A rating of 3 or 4 is considered "In Substantial Conformity".
Factor |
*Review Team Rating |
Substantial
Conformity? |
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| Statewide Information System | 2 |
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| Item 24. State is operating a statewide information system that, at a minimum, can readily identify the status, demographic characteristics, location, and goals for the placement of every child who is (or within the immediately preceding 12 months, has been) in foster care |
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| Case Review System | 3 |
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| Item 25. Provides a process that ensures that each child has a written case plan to be developed jointly with the child's parent(s) that includes the required provisions |
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| Item 26. Provides a process for the periodic review of the status of each child, no less frequently than once every 6 months, either by a court or by administrative review |
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| Item 27. Provides a process that ensures that each child in foster care under the supervision of the State has a permanency hearing in a qualified court or administrative body no later than 12 months from the date the child entered foster care and no less frequently than every 12 months thereafter |
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| Item 28. Provides a process for termination of parental rights in accordance with the provisions of the Adoption and Safe Families Act |
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| Item 29. Provides a process for foster parents, preadoptive parents, and relative caregivers of children in foster care to be notified of, and have an opportunity to be heard in, any review or hearing held with respect to the child |
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| Quality Assurance System | 3 |
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| Item 30. State has developed and implemented standards to ensure that children in foster care are provided quality services that protect the safety and health of the children |
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| Item 31. State is operating an identifiable quality assurance system that is in place in the jurisdictions where the services included in the CFSP are provided, evaluates the quality of services, identifies strengths and needs of the service delivery system, provides relevant reports, and evaluates program improvement measures implemented. |
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| Training | 3 |
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| Item 32. State is operating a staff development and training program that supports the goals and objectives in the CFSP, addresses services provided under title IV-B and IV-E, and provides intital training for all staff who deliver these services |
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| Item 33. State provides for ongoing training for staff that addresses the skills and knowledge base needed to carry out their duties with regard to the services included in the CFSP |
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| Item 34. State provides training for current or prospective foster parents, adoptive parents, and staff of State licensed or approved facilities that care for children receiving foster care or adoption assistance under title IV-D that addresses the skills and knowledge base needed to carry out their duties with regard to foster and adopted children |
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| Service Array | 2 |
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| Item 35. State has in place an array of services that assess the strengths and needs of children and families and determine other service needs, address the needs of families in addition to individual children in order to create a safe home environment, ebanble children to remain safely with their parents when reasonable, and help children in foster and adoptive placements achieve permanency |
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| Item 36. The services in item 35 are accessible to families and children in all political jurisdictions covered in the State's CFSP |
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| Item 37. The services in item 35 can be individualized to meet the unique needs of children and families served by the agency |
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| Agency Responsiveness to the Community | 3 |
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| Item 38. In implementing the provision of the CFSP, the state engages in ongoing consultation with tribal representatives, consumers, service providers, foster care providers, the juvenile court, and other public and private child- and family-serving agencies and includes the major concerns of these representatives in the goals and objectives of the CFSP |
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| Item 39. Agency develops, in consultation with these representatives, annual reports of progress and services delivered pursuant to the CFSP |
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| Item 40. State's services under the CFSP are coodinated with services or benefits or other Federal or federally assisted programs serving the same population |
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| Foster and Adoptive Parent Licensing, Recruitment, and Retention | 2 |
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| Item 41. State has implemented standards for foster family homes and childcare institutions, which are reasonable in accord with recommended national standards |
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| Item 42. The standards are applied to all licensed or approved foster family homes or childcare institutions receiving title IV-E or IV-B funds |
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| Item 43. State complies with Federal requirements for criminal background clearances as related to licensing or approving foster care and adoptive placements and has in place a case planning process that includes provisions for addressing the safety of foster care and adoptive placements for children. |
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| Item 44. State has in place a process for ensuring the diligent recruitment of potentional foster and adoptive families that reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of children in the State for whom foster and adoptive homes are needed |
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| Item 45. State has in place a process for the effective use of cross-jurisdictional resources to facilitiate timely adoptive or permanent placements for waiting children |
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Last Updated 11/9/2001