What Are PRE-PLACEMENT Services?
The purpose of PRE-PLACEMENT Services is to prepare the adoptive family for the process of adoption and for the addition of a child into their family. Information regarding the process includes identifying and explaining the paperwork requirements for the particular state or country, time frames, and responsibilities. Child preparation includes issues related the inclusion of a new child into the family. Issues such as child-rearing practices, reactions of extended family, and concerns related to racial, ethnic or cultural differences between adoptive parents and their new child are discussed.