GPSII/MAPP Agency Preparation and Selection (APS) Workshops
        Length:
        1/2 to 1 day
        Who should attend:
        Agency administrators, supervisors and other agency decision–makers.
        In order for a new foster care/adoption agency to receive the benefits of implementing GPSII/MAPP 
            and its adjunct MAPP 
            programs and other MAPP support services, 
            the agency must, first of all, be an OCFS–approved foster care/adoption agency. 
            Also, agencies are required to have assessed their willingness and ability to implement the program.
        
            This includes a presentation on the conceptual framework of the GPSII Program, 
            MAPP program adjunct services and products, 
            the GPSII/MAPP
            Program tools and various assessment activities. It is designed to provide prospective MAPP 
            agencies with opportunities to understand the benefits of implementing 
            GPSII/MAPP at their agencies. 
            Agencies have opportunities to assess their strengths/ needs in relationship to agency implementation, 
            implementation costs, staffing and space requirements and the agency efforts that are required to successfully implement 
            GPSII/MAPP 
            and other MAPP programs.