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Home Study Outline

A home study, also known as a pre-placement assessment, is conducted by a licensed social worker supervised under a licensed child placing agency in the state where the prospective parent(s) reside. A completed and approved home study is submitted to Hopscotch Adoptions for additional review and approval, to the BCIS, to the foreign country, and sometimes to the court of the state in which the prospective parents reside. Hopscotch cooperates with approved local home study agencies to conduct necessary investigations on each prospective adoptive family. We take our responsibility to place children in safe, stable and nurturing families very seriously.

Home Studies should be written in plain language, as they will be translated for foreign courts. Do not use abbreviations and colloquial expressions. Generally, international home studies are between 7 to 8 pages total and the social worker's agency license is attached to the last page. If your home study is specific for an Armenian adoption, we must review a draft for appropriate content prior to finalization.

 

Hopscotch Adoptions : Home Study Outline PDF (download pdf)

 
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