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Additionally, the Research and Outcomes Unit conducts assessments of service populations and areas
to determine whether a service population’s needs are being met. The service population’s needs are
first identified and then matched to accessible and available service areas using Geographic
Information Systems (GIS).
The unit creates specialized reports from administrative databases serving TAD, CFS, and DAAS. This
allows departments to quickly answer questions concerning caseload demographics and movement, as
well as program performance. It also provides the ability to perform fiscal estimates concerning effects
of statewide legislative or programmatic changes, as is often requested by the County Welfare
Directors Association (CWDA), the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), and various
other state-level entities.
Quality Support
The Quality Support Unit responsibilities include case reviews, audits, and data tracking.
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Assists in maximizing funding for CFS by increasing federal Title IV-E revenue for administrative
costs for CFS and the Juvenile Probation Department, and for the TAD foster care maintenance
payments.
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Tracks and determines eligibility for foster care children receiving Social Security Income (SSI) to
help increase the County’s Title IV-E penetration rate.
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Identifies and tracks all non-federal foster children residing with a non-related legal guardian to
ensure they are properly counted and identified in the welfare database.
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Audits foster care cases for Title IV-E compliance and eligibility.
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Performs quarterly state-mandated Quality Assurance case reviews for DAAS’ IHSS program.