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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 388. Social and Health Services, Department of |
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Chapter 388-147. Licensing requirements for child placing agency and adoption services. |
Section 388-147-1725. What training must I provide prospective adoptive parents?
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- (1) You must provide a minimum of ten hours of training before approval of a home study that includes at least the following:(a) The rights and responsibilities of adoptive parents and the adoption agency;(b) The potential risks and challenges inherent in adoption;(c) The needs and characteristics of children available for adoption;(d) Attachment, separation and loss issues for children and families, including attachment disorders and other emotional problems that institutionalized or traumatized children may experience;(e) The importance of cultural and ethnic identity to the child and ways to foster these identities;(f) The long term implications for a family that has become multicultural through adoption; and(g) The effects of adoption on the child and family.(2) Training to prepare the adoptive family for a particular child must also be provided. This training must include the child's:(a) Cultural, racial, religious, ethnic and linguistic background;(b) Medical, social, birth and developmental history; and(c) Educational data.