A First Step Is Getting A Homestudy: What Is A Homestudy?
A homestudy is the process that leads to permission for you to go forward to the next step to adopt. Agencies also consider the homestudy as an opportunity to help you form a strong foundation for both the adoption process and some adoption issues that may arise in the years ahead. We emphasize education. We help you to consider what your preferences are for various aspects of the process (e.g. to reflect on characteristics of the child you would like to adopt, what degree of openness you are comfortable with, etc.). The homestudy process is an important time for you to reflect on the ways in which you might like your parenting style to be similar to or different from your parents or other early caretakers. We spend some time helping you anticipate some of the adoption-related questions and feelings children often have when they are older. Although called a “homestudy”, this process really focuses on getting to know you, rather than your house or apartment. During one of approximately
