What questions should we ask tonight?
Feb 17, 2015 8:18:41 GMT -5
Post by jwinct on Feb 17, 2015 8:18:41 GMT -5
By some miracle, it didn't snow today so we're actually resuming our TIPS-MAPP class tonight after it's been cancelled for the past 4 weeks.
Tonight is the special adoption presentation, so it's focusing on adoption through DCF rather than fostering, which is what the rest of the classes focus on. One of our instructors had asked us to send her questions by yesterday afternoon, so I did send her some that DH and I came up with, mostly based on the questions on adoption registration form that we are going to be completing.
Can you think of any other questions that would be good to ask that we're maybe not thinking of quite yet, or that they may not go over in the presentation? We have really been looking forward to this presentation and I want to get as much out of it as we possible can.
These are the questions I sent to her:
1) Can you explain the levels of legal risk. How is the level of legal risk determined and who makes that determination?
2) How/when does DCF know what type of open adoption the biological family is going to want? If it's an emergency placement situation, how is it possible to know that information?
3) Is it ever possible that an emergency placement could be a low legal risk placement? Or are most emergency placements high legal risk?
4) One of the questions on the adoption registration is about challenging behaviors. What are some examples of the levels of these behaviors (mild, moderate, etc)?
5) Is "Asthma Classification" a general asthma diagnoses?
6) On page 4 of the adoption registration, the question asks if we would consider a child with these issues in their parents' background. Does the "Life Threatening Condition" option mean that only the birth parent is ill, or that it's a potentially genetic condition?
7) Are birth parents generally honest about their drug/alcohol use during pregnancy? How do you determine the level of exposure a baby had in utero?
8) If you indicate that you're only interested in one child, is it possible that you may be contacted about a sibling group (2 kids) if the social workers feel that your home would be an ideal placement for those children?
Thanks!
Tonight is the special adoption presentation, so it's focusing on adoption through DCF rather than fostering, which is what the rest of the classes focus on. One of our instructors had asked us to send her questions by yesterday afternoon, so I did send her some that DH and I came up with, mostly based on the questions on adoption registration form that we are going to be completing.
Can you think of any other questions that would be good to ask that we're maybe not thinking of quite yet, or that they may not go over in the presentation? We have really been looking forward to this presentation and I want to get as much out of it as we possible can.
These are the questions I sent to her:
1) Can you explain the levels of legal risk. How is the level of legal risk determined and who makes that determination?
2) How/when does DCF know what type of open adoption the biological family is going to want? If it's an emergency placement situation, how is it possible to know that information?
3) Is it ever possible that an emergency placement could be a low legal risk placement? Or are most emergency placements high legal risk?
4) One of the questions on the adoption registration is about challenging behaviors. What are some examples of the levels of these behaviors (mild, moderate, etc)?
5) Is "Asthma Classification" a general asthma diagnoses?
6) On page 4 of the adoption registration, the question asks if we would consider a child with these issues in their parents' background. Does the "Life Threatening Condition" option mean that only the birth parent is ill, or that it's a potentially genetic condition?
7) Are birth parents generally honest about their drug/alcohol use during pregnancy? How do you determine the level of exposure a baby had in utero?
8) If you indicate that you're only interested in one child, is it possible that you may be contacted about a sibling group (2 kids) if the social workers feel that your home would be an ideal placement for those children?
Thanks!
