Fourth Annual Best Practice Awards

The North Carolina Association of County Directors of Social Services Presents...

The Fourth Annual NCACDSS Best Practice Awards

Recognizing Best Practices in North Carolina's Departments of Social Services

Thursday, October 26, 2005

12:00PM-1:45PM

New Bern Riverfront Convention Center

 

Advancement in Staff & Leadership Development
 
Tier Two Nomination:
 
ROPES/Job Shadowing Program
Moore County
Peggy Morris, Administrative Officer
 
Cost Savings Measures and/or Improvements in Efficiency
 
Tier Two Nominations:
 
8194 Listserv
Nash County DSS
Melvia Batts, Deputy Director
 
Halifax County DSS Blue Ribbon Committee
Halifax County
Tammy Craddock, Employment Services Program Manager
 
Social Worker 1/Payment Social Worker for Child Welfare Services
Wilson County
Kathy (co contact is Joanne Lucas) Stone, Foster Care and Adoptions Co Team Leaders
 
Continuity of Operations Database
Onslow County
Adgenda Turner, Social Work Program Administrator
 
Electronic Records Management System
Randolph County
Sherry Saunders, Food Stamp Supervisor
 
Tier Three Nominations:
 
Case Documentation Project with Transcription Relief Services
Durham County
Chuck Harris, Assistant Director
 
Tying Documentation to Consumers Through Electronic Imaging
Catawba County
Rick Pilato, Business Director
 
A Guardianship Christmas
Mecklenburg county
John Eller, Residential Services Manager
 
Empowering Clients to Self-Sufficiency
 
Tier Two Nominations:
 
Success Council-Remodeled
Alamance County
Latawnya Hall, Income Maintenance Program Manager
 
LINKS Lab
Moore County
Ann Thomas, Social Work Supervisor III
 
Tier Three Nominations:
 
Embracing Independence
Catawba County
Regina Arrowood, Residential Services Manager
 
Innovations in Services to Customers
 
Tier Two Nominations:
 
DV Screening Tool Used in Child & Family Team Meetings
Nash County DSS
Melvia Batts, Deputy Director
 
Recruiter's Network
Rowan County
Jon Hunter, Placement Support Coordinator/Recruiter
 
Foster/Adoptive Parent Building
Wayne County
Lida Fultz, Social Worker III
 
Alamance County DSS: Truly a Serving Agency
Alamance County
Susan Osborne, Director
 
Department of Social Services Pre-Trial Conferences
Wilson County
Amy Greene, Supervisor
 
Equine Assisted Therapy
Orange County
Britta (co-submitted by Crystal Mitchell) Starke, CPS Case Manager
 
Families Opting for Change Utilizing Supports - FOCUS
Onslow County
Adgenda Turner, Social Work Program Administrator
 
Birthay Cakes for Foster Kids
Alamance County
Nicky Cottrill, Human Services Coordinator III
 
Tier Three Nominations:
 
What a Difference a Meal Makes!
Mecklenburg county
John Eller, Program Manager
 
Teen MAPP: Focus on Fostering/Adopting Teenagers
Durham County
Margaret Carmody, MAPP Trainer
 
Permanency for Children
Catawba County
Jo Sloan, Workforce Development Coordinator
 
Improving Food Stamp Outreach to Seniors
Forsyth County
Joe Raymond, Director
 
Profiles in Community Collaboration
 
Tier One Nomination:
 
An Overdose of Medicare Prescription Drug Confusion Could be Fatal
Macon County
Diane Holbrook, IMS II
 
Keep the Home Fires Burning
Alexander County
Phillip Brown, Human Services Coordinator
 
Tier Two Nominations:
 
MAPP-GPS Collaborative
Nash County DSS
Melvia Batts, Deputy Director
 
World Changers
Harnett County
Paul Polinski (co-submitted by Edwin Bass) Polinski, Adult Services Supervisor & Social Worker
 
Katrina Disaster Response & Preparedness
Alamance County
Linda Allison, Assistant Agency Director
 
Faith Connections "Partnership In Action"
Wilson County
Amber Denning, Human Services Coordinator
 
Adrian's Playground
Moore County
Peggy Morris, Administrative Officer
 
Foster Children's Christmas Program
Alamance County
Ann Creech, Foster Home Licensing Social Worker
 
Tier Three Nominations:
 
Planning for a Senior Friendly Future
Mecklenburg county
John Eller, Director
 
Changing Faces: Issues in Workforce Diversity and Human Resources Conference
Wake County
Janny Flynt, Director
 
Safe on Seven (SOS)
Forsyth County
Joe Raymond, Director