an opportunity for families to explore with an experienced adoption worker the lifelong adoption-related issues including the responsibilities of parenting
a way for the Department of Social Services to get to know potential parents, teach them about adoption, evaluate them and help them to learn if adoption is right for them and their family
The written document that explains the thorough background of a potential adoptive family, outlining their suitability as a potential adoptive home, as well as their current family and home dynamics.