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The Adoption Home Study Process
General information on the home study process.
The Adoption Home Study Process
This fact sheet describes the types of information that will be collected from prospective adoptive parents during the home study process. The following elements are addressed: autobiographical statement, health statement, income statement, child abuse and criminal clearances, and references. Tips for the interview and home visit also are provided.
Criminal Background Checks for Prospective Foster and Adoptive Parents
Current as of April 2008, this factsheet presents a national summary as well as State statutes regarding criminal background checks of parents who want to serve as foster or adoptive parents. All States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico have statutes or regulations requiring background investigations of prospective foster and adoptive parents and all adults residing in their households. In most States, the background investigation includes a check of Federal and State criminal records. Many States also require checks of child abuse and neglect registries. States may deny approval of a foster care license or adoption application if ...
Keeping Children SAFE: Structured Analysis Family Evaluation
National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning and the Child Welfare League of America (2006)
Listen to audio files and view handouts from a teleconference on the Structured Analysis Family Evaluation (SAFE) presented to State adoption and foster care managers in September, 2006.
SAFE Home Study: The Model Home Study for Adoption and Foster Care
Consortium for Children
Information about the Structured Analysis Family Evaluation (SAFE), a home study methodology that was designed to evaluate families for adoption, foster care licensure, concurrent planning, and relative placement currently in use in 22 States and counties.
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