The FAD worker must have, at a minimum, quarterly contact with all approved adoptive homes on his or her caseload that are still awaiting adoptive placements. These contacts must be spaced accordingly so that no more than three months lapses between contacts. The contact may be by letter, telephone or in person. Face-to-face contacts are required once every six months.

The purpose of the contact is to provide support, education, and training about:

  •   attachment to adoptive children;

  •   parenting issues and concerns;

  •   children available for adoption;

  •   children with special needs; and

  •   efforts made to present the family as available adoptive parents.

Before making an adoptive placement, the FAD worker must ensure that a child is presented to the prospective adoptive family in accordance with 6940 Presenting and Placing the Child for Adoption and 6941 Presenting Information About the Child.

The FAD worker must be available to the adoptive family before and after an adoptive placement, and assist in preparing the adoptive family for placement in accordance with 6943 Preparing the Family and the Child for Placement. When an adoptive placement is made, the assigned FAD worker must assist with, and ensure that, all tasks are completed at the time of the child's placement as described in 6944 Completing the Placement.

After placement, the FAD worker must provide support to the adoptive home through monthly contacts and bi-monthly face to face contacts. The FAD worker must maintain face-to-face contact every other month with the adoptive family.

The FAD worker must ensure that she or he is available to address any questions, concerns, or suggestions that the adoptive family may have. However, CPS conservatorship staff will actually supervise the adoptive placement until consummation.

The FAD worker must document all contacts with the adoptive family in IMPACT.

See:

6953 Contact With the Child and Adoptive Family

6953.1 Conducting Visits with the Child and Adoptive Family

For additional guidance on post-placement adoptive home supervision and post-adoption services, see:

7612 Supervisory Visits

Minimum Standards for Child-Placing Agencies, 40 TAC §§749.3421 – 749.3465External Link