APPENDIX 2. Adoption Summary Guidelines
AR ADC 016.15.4 App. 2Arkansas Administrative CodeEffective: January 1, 2021
Effective: January 1, 2021
Ark. Admin. Code 016.15.4 App. 2
APPENDIX 2. Adoption Summary Guidelines
Before placement for adoption, the Division shall compile and provide to the prospective adoptive parents an adoption summary. An adoption summary is a detailed, written health history and genetic and social history of the child which excludes information which would identify birth parents or members of a birth parent's family. The adoption summary will be set forth in a document that is separate from any other document containing information identifying the birth parents or members of the birth parent's family. The adoption summary will be clearly identified as such and filed with the clerk before the entry of the adoption decree. Upon order of the court for good cause, the clerk may tender a copy of the adoption summary to a person identified by the court.
Child Information in Adoption Summary
16) Behavioral challenges (e.g., lying, stealing, fire setting, running away, aggression, destruction, withdrawal, bed wetting, encopresis, self-harm, suicide attempts, depression, abusiveness to animals, cursing, defiance, sexual acting out (be specific), alcohol/substance abuse, etc. and, if so, explain);
1) Birth to one year old -- Give detailed information regarding schedule. For example, when discussing sleeping, indicate not only the times the child sleeps but the length of naps; whether child is rocked, patted, etc., to sleep; whether child sleeps with a special blanket, pacifier, or toy; type of bed the child sleeps in and the position child prefers to sleep in such as stomach or back. Indicate the types of food the child likes and dislikes, and the amount the child eats and intervals between meals. Include the name of the formula, as applicable.
1) Description of the type of school or classes the child is utilizing or attending, for example: public school, specialized school, school for the deaf, resource classes, or special education classes, including the child's class schedule, regardless if it is a whole day, half day, or certain individual classes;
Birth/Legal Parent(s) Information in Adoption Summary
Discuss each parent separately. Obtain as much information about the parents as possible. Be objective with descriptions of the parents and give factual information about them. Do not make derogatory remarks.
Recommendations
The Adoption Specialist may state preferences in relation to pre-placement visits between the child and an adoptive family.
Credits
Adopted Feb. 1, 2010. Amended Jan. 1, 2013; Jan. 1, 2021.
So in original.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 016.15.4 App. 2, AR ADC 016.15.4 App. 2
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