Preparing for Adoption: Home Study, Paperwork, and Matching Workbook

The adoption process is paperwork-heavy and emotionally demanding. The families that move through it most smoothly treat it as a project with clear stages and tracked tasks. This hands-on course gives you that project structure. By the end of this course you will have a complete home study preparation packet, a tracked application and document file, a profile or letter for matching, a budget and funding plan, and a household readiness checklist for placement. What you will learn: - How to prepare your home and family for the home study visits and interviews - How to gather and organize the documents most agencies require including background checks, references, and financial statements - How to write or build a family profile or letter that conveys who you are honestly - How to evaluate agencies and attorneys with structured questions and reference checks - How to plan and fund the financial cost using savings, loans, employer benefits, tax credits, and grants where available - How to prepare your home for an infant, child, or sibling group placement - How to track every application, document, and deadline through one shared file The course is structured as a workbook. Each module covers one phase, provides templates, walks through a filled example, and guides you to complete your own version. This course is written for individuals and couples actively pursuing adoption. By the end you will replace scattered paperwork and anxious browsing with a tracked process, and your application packet, profile, and home will be ready for the matching and placement steps as they come.