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Policy
Manual
ADOPTIONS
Adoption Placement Process
48-15-5
| Presenting Information to Adoptive Family | Helping to prepare adoptive parent(s) for placement of a
child(ren) in their home begins with the initial meeting in which the child's Social
Worker, the family's study worker and the potential adoptive family meet together to
discuss a particular child. Giving a clear picture of the child by discussing both the positive strengths and the problem areas is vitally important. Pictures and a description of the child's personality characteristics need to be shared at this meeting. In discussing a particular child, the couple needs to be given sufficient information to help them understand the child as an individual, together with his/her own history and decide whether they want the child to become a member of their family. |
| Describe Positive/Negative Factors | A description of the child which will be provided by the
foster family or residential staff yields invaluable information. The description may
include: •positive and negative behaviors •special needs of the child that require more than usual parenting care •a daily schedule and environment with which the child feels the most comfortable, and •clear medical information about any present or potential disabilities which should be shared with the family. |
| Child's Remembrances | The Social Worker needs to inform the adoptive family of how much the child may remember of his/her birth family, depending on the child's age and length of time he/she spent with the birth parents and/or extended family members. Adoptive parent(s) need to understand that information that a child may share with them can be skewed, misinterpreted or be part of a fantasy that the child has maintained about his/her birth family. |
| Child's Profile | Note: When providing information on a child, use "Format For Child's Profile" (Attachment to 48-15-5) for guidance. |
Connecticut Department of Children and Families Issued: March 1, 1994
