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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 Adoptive and Foster Parents
All States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico require, in statute or regulation, background investigations of prospective adoptive and foster parents and all adults residing in prospective adoptive and foster households. Current through August 2006, this publication provides general information about States' requirements for these background checks. It also discusses crimes which may prevent individuals from being approved as a foster or adoptive parent in a State. This product is currently being updated. Check back in August 2007 for the latest information about how States address this issue in statute.
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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