Section 388-147-1725 - What training must I provide prospective adoptive parents?(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 multi-cultural 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, andWash. Admin. Code § 388-147-1725
Adopted by WSR 15-01-069, Filed 12/11/2014, effective 1/11/2015