Module 1 Introduction and Adoption Requirements: Definitions, Philosophy, and Values 1.0.1

Learning Objectives 1.0.2

Agenda 1.0.3

Introduction and Adoption Requirements Unit 1.1 Introduction and Adoption Requirements 1.1.4

Learning Objectives 1.1.5

Federal and State Laws and Policies Learning Objectives Introduction and Adoption Requirements: Definitions, Philosophy, and Values Federal and State Laws and Policies Child(ren) Assessment and Preparation Family Assessment and Preparation Decision Making and Placement Selection Title IV-E Adoption Assistance Agreements Post Adoption Services 1.1.6

Questions? 1.1.7

Definition, Philosophy, and Values Unit 1.2 Definition, Philosophy, and Values 1.2.8

Learning Objectives 1.2.9

Definition - Ch. 39 “Adoptions means the act of creating the legal relationship between parent and child where it did not exist, thereby declaring the child to be legally the child of the adoptive parents and their heir at law, and entitled to all the rights and privileges and subject to all the obligations of a child born to the adoptive parents in lawful wedlock.” 1.2.10

Advantages & Challenges of Adoption 1.2.11

Recruiting for Children with no Identified Family 1.2.18