New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-C - Commissioner, Department of Health and Human Services
Chapter He-C 6400 - PROGRAM AND SERVICE INFORMATION
Part He-C 6448 - CHILD-PLACING AGENCY LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
Section He-C 6448.17 - Pre-Adoptive Training

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-C 6448.17

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) Pre-adoptive training shall consist of at least 8 hours of training that covers:

(1) The adoption process;

(2) The impact of early and prenatal trauma on child development;

(3) Understanding a child's behaviors;

(4) Grief and loss;

(5) Developmental stages;

(6) The family unit from which the child entered the adoptive process;

(7) The impact of adoption on the family and community; and

(8) Race and culture.

(b) Pre-adoptive training shall be completed in its entirety:

(1) During the family assessment process; and

(2) Prior to approving a family for adoption.

(1) Dates;

(2) Hours completed; and

(3) Topics covered.

(d) Pre-adoptive training described in (a) above shall be optional when:

(1) The adoptive parent applicant has already taken the training as a result of a previous adoption; or

(2) The adoptive parent applicant is a relative per, RSA 170-B:2XV of the child who has lived with the child for at least 6 months.

#7866, eff 4-2-03; ss by #9895, eff 4-2-11

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