Guardianship Monitoring and Support Initiative
GMSI Implementation
The GMSI is a voluntary initiative for county superior courts. Counties that partner with the GMSI go through a multi-step process to establish clear lines of communication with GMSI staff and court administration, and ensure best practices are developed and carried out.
Initiating a Partnership with GMSI
Counties partnering with the GMSI will move through the following process to implement the GMSI in their county:
COMPLETE A
SITUATIONAL
ANALYSIS |
1. Assess the county's organizational readiness, capacity, and
resources for implementing the GMSI;
2. Review guardianship case data for accuracy, quality and reliability;
3. Assess current practices and procedures (the existing "What" and
the "How");
4. Identify areas of improvement/enhancement; and
5. Identify site specific goals.
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DRAFT MOU/
GUIDELINES OR
PROTOCOLS |
Draft and establish a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the county's
superior court. |
TAILOR
PROGRAM
FRAMEWORK &
STRATEGIES
TO COUNTY
NEEDS |
Collaborate with GMSI staff to determine which components of the
GAaMI's framework addresses the needs of the county.
The framework of the GMSI includes:
1. Community Engagement: Community volunteers, adults subject to
guardianship, court appointed guardians, and other involved parties
(attorneys);
2. Data Management: Tracking, auditing and reporting; and
3. Training and education.
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EXECUTE
ACTION
PLANNING |
Informed by the situational analysis, develop implementation plan for
community engagement, volunteer operations, guardian monitoring
tracking system, and training and education. |
Interested in Partnering with the GMSI?
If you are interested in learning more about the GMSI implementation or would like to partner with the GMSI, please contact Heather Lucas at heather.lucas@courts.wa.gov.
