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Home Study in Colorado, Florida, and Georgia |
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A home study is an evaluation of each potential adoptive family prior to the placement of a child in the home. An approved home study report will enable us to recommend you to the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) in Beijing, China, to match you with a child. Therefore, the home study is an extremely important part of the adoption process. The purpose of a home study is to completely and accurately assess the readiness of an adoptive family to ensure the placement is made in the best interest of the adoptive child and the adoptive family.
The home study process usually includes at least four interviews by a CCAI social worker on separate days. At least one visit/interview will be in the adoptive family’s home. These interviews will help our social worker to evaluate your adoption motivation, family backgrounds, marriage stability, financial ability, physical condition, understanding of parenthood, home and community environment, support system, and other relevant issues to determine your readiness for adoption.
It usually takes six to eight weeks for a CCAI social worker to complete your home study and write a home study report based on federal, state, and Chinese government requirements. A CCAI Child Placement Supervisor will approve the report before it goes to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Your home study will also be a part of your dossier that will go to the CCAA in China.
CCAI’s social workers are experienced and dedicated professionals. As your home study providers, they will help support and prepare you during the most exciting journey of your life.
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How to Choose a
Home Study Agency in Your State
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As adoptive applicants, you need to choose a licensed, non-profit agency, from the
CCAI Preferred Home Study Agency List for your state to complete your home study. Your home study cannot be performed by an independent social worker. An approved home study report by your agency will enable us to work with the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) to match you with a child.
Considerations When Choosing a Home Study Agency:
- A licensed, non-profit home study/adoption agency is required.
If you select an agency that is not on the CCAI Preferred Home Study Agency List,
your application approval process will (may) take longer as we will need to obtain
the exempt provider agreement from the agency that is working with your family.
- Do some comparative “shopping.” Fees and services for home studies vary widely from agency to agency. Find out what specific services their fees will cover (i.e., number of home study visits, immigration filing assistance, mileage, post adoption visits/reports,
etc.) and the length of time it will take to complete the home study.
- To complete your CCAI Application for Adoption, you will need to indicate the name
of the home study agency you have chosen.
Once your application is approved, CCAI will provide you with a packet for your
home study agency. This packet will assist them in meeting all of the necessary
home study requirements.
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