What qualifications do I need to work as a social work professional on the staff of an accredited agency, temporarily accredited agency, or approved person in Convention cases?
The accreditation and approval standards in 22 CFR 96.37 relate to employee qualifications. In order to meet these standards, agencies or persons may only use employees with appropriate qualifications and credentials to perform, in connection with a Convention adoption, adoption-related social service functions that require the application of clinical skills and judgment (home studies, child background studies, counseling, parent preparation, post-placement and other similar services). Also all employees must meet any State licensing or regulatory requirements for the services they are providing, and either the executive director, the supervisor overseeing a case, or the social service employee providing adoption-related social services that require the application of clinical skills and judgment must have experience in the professional delivery of intercountry adoption services.
