Home Study Evaluation
Trusted SAFE home study provider serving North Little Rock, Arkansas and surrounding areas with compassionate, timely, and thorough assessments. We provide child placement home studies for adoption or temporary placement, such as foster care. A home study evaluation is important for the well-being, safety, and permanency of any child who might need placement when their biological parents or appointed caregivers aren't able to care for them. In addition, the home study evaluation is an opportunity for the evaluator to get to know the family's social history, culture, and ability to care for and provide a nurturing family for a child. The home study evaluation involves interviews for information gathering about the family, and a home assessment.
Some common items needed for a foster or adoptive home study can be viewed here.
Arkansas foster parent handbook and requirements can be viewed here.
Home Study Evaluation Process in Steps
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First Base
The first meeting allows the evaluator to meet the family and be introduced to other family members that will be included in the home study. Clients also share their motive for seeking a home study evaluation, and how they will support and encourage a nurturing and loving environment for a child.
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Second Base
Typically the first meeting involved both adult applicants. Supplemental sessions involve private interviews to learn more about clients' social history, familial relationships, and other vital information to meet home study application requirements.
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Third Base
At this point, clients tend to feel more comfortable with the home study process. The evaluator may need some time to summarize topics shared throughout the home study process and remind clients of any items needing attention before the home assessment. It's a good idea to complete any paperwork or items needed around this time for the evaluator to finalize your home study.
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Home Assessment
The final stage of the home study process is the observation of your family living environment. It's an opportunity for the evaluator to verify that the home is physically safe and appropriate, and has things like adequate heat, light, water, refrigeration, cooking, and toilet facilities, to name a few.