Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 419 - OFFICE OF TRAINING, INVESTIGATIONS AND SAFETY
Division 420 - ADOPTION AGENCIES
Section 419-420-0090 - Adoption Agencies: Adoptive Family Recruitment and Screening

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 419-420-0090

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024

An adoption agency must have a recruitment and screening process that meets all of the following standards:

(1) The adoption agency must have an ongoing recruitment program to ensure an adequate number of suitable adoptive families are identified for the types of children identified in the program statement of the adoption agency.

(2) Orientation. The adoption agency must provide orientation for the adoptive family before the adoption agency approves the home study. The orientation must include the following information:

(a) The adoption program, policies, and procedures of the adoption agency.

(b) The needs and characteristics of children available for adoption.

(c) Attachment, separation, and loss issues for children and families.

(d) The importance of cultural and ethnic identity to the child and ways to foster these identities.

(e) The effects of adoption on the child and family.

(f) The adoption process.

(g) Rights and responsibilities of the adoptive family and adoption agency.

(h) Information on the potential risks and challenges inherent in adoption.

(i) Pre-placement, placement, and post-legal adoption services and resources available to the adoptive family.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, ORS 418.240 & ORS 418.005

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.205 - 418.310

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