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ISSUES RELATED TO AGENCY ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT COMPONENTS IN PREPARATION FOR ADOPTION ❑ A complete medical history on the birth family (Family Medical History) is to be initiated at time of custody and is vital to foster and adoptive placement services. ❑ The child's social worker shall meet with the Placement Specialist to complete the Adoption Assistance checklist no more than 30 days after the child is cleared for adoption. ❑ The Adoption Recruitment Strategy is completed for the child and placed in the record unless the child has an identified home at the time of being cleared for Adoption. ❑ The child shall be placed on the North Carolina Adoption Resource Exchange within 30 days of the child being cleared for adoption unless the child has an identified permanent home. ❑ Sibling placement issues must be addressed via Adoption Committee prior to placement for the purposes of adoption ❑ Each child's developmental, physical or mental health assessments or evaluations must be completed and /or updated to provide the most comprehensive information to prospective adoptive families. ❑ Mental health counseling services for the child will be initiated (if not already in place) to ensure that adoption - related issues of grief, loss and separation are addressed at a developmentally appropriate level. ❑ Lifebook information will continue to be gathered and developed in conjunction with the foster family and any significant persons to the child to ensure that the child's experiences and life events are recorded. ❑ Foster parents should be included in a child's preparation for adoption and their role in supporting this transition ❑ Preparation of the adoptive family should include providing information about the social and legal implications of adoption, any change they may experience in transitioning from foster to adoptive parent and education about the grief, loss and separation issues that are a normal part of a child's experience when not returning to the birth family. ❑ Prospective adoptive parents must be informed as to the differences between foster care placement and adoptive placements and have the role of Adoption Committee in this process outlined. ❑ Preparation of the Child Adoption Profile with a detailed social history and all required components. ❑ Prospective adoptive applicants will complete fingerprinting required for State and Federal Criminal records checks. ❑ Child's eligibility for Adoption Assistance is made without regard to the adoptive family income and will be discussed with prospective adoptive family prior to placement. 1303 S. Cannon Blvd • Kannapolis, North Carolina 28083 • State Courier #: 05 -09 -02 •704.920.1400 • Fax 704.920.1401 www.cabarruscounty.us/aovernment/departments/social-services Striving to improve the quality of life in the community for all citizens. Attachment number 1 F -2 Page 58