Program Improvement Plans: Overview and Summary Report
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Summary
In response to the CFSR, states must prepare a Program Improvement Plan (PIP) that addresses deficiencies and builds upon strengths. The reviews examine several aspects of child welfare agency performance including outcomes for children as well as systemic factors supporting agency services. This brief summarizes specific effort in Rhode Island to address deficiencies in the Quality Assurance (QA) Systemic factor documented in PIPs completed in response to CFSR reviews between 2001 and 2003.
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Rhode Island
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Keywords
QA Systemic Factor; Agency Responsiveness to the Community; Statewide Information System; Foster and Adoptive Licensing, Recruitment and Retention; Case Review System; Quality Assurance System; Service Array and Resource Development; Staff and Provider Training
Contact
Dianne
Kayala
State of Rhode Island
Department of Human Services, Center for Adult Health
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dkayala@dhs.ri.gov