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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 |