Staff must also consider:

  •  the child’s known or predicted needs for special services after the adoptive placement, including therapy or special medical care;

  •  the prospective adoptive family’s ability and willingness to adapt its discipline practices to the child’s needs;

  •  the personalities, temperaments, and life styles of the child and of the adoptive family;

  •  the family’s ability to accept and develop the child’s intellectual and scholastic capabilities;

  •  the family’s ability to accept and provide for the child’s religious beliefs and practices;

  •  the family’s plan for protecting the child’s health if, for religious reasons, the family does not believe in medical care;

  •  the family’s ability and willingness to accept and raise the child; and

  •  the family’s commitment to ensuring that the child has a permanent placement.

Appendix 4115: Information to Consider About Race, Color, National Origin, and Ethnicity In Placement Decisions.

Refer to these sections in the Adoption Resource GuidePDF Document:

Information to Consider About the Child When Selecting an Adoptive Family

Information to Consider About the Prospective Adoptive Family When Placing a Child for Adoption