- Consult on adoption regulations and policies
- Analyze requirements and procedures
- Individual informational meetings
- Publish newsletters and program updates
- Conduct home studies for Oregon and Washington residents
- Network with agencies and social workers in other states to complete home studies for families outside of Oregon and Washington
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- Assist families with collection of the dossier documents
- Authenticate the documents (additional fees apply)
- Review and compile adoption dossiers
- Submit dossiers to China and Taiwan for translation, review, approval and referral of a child
- Monitor the in-country review process and work directly with officials toward the approval of dossiers and the referral of children
- Translate and provide information on the children referred to families
- Help families assess the information on the children and provide counseling if necessary
- Work with country officials toward the final approval of the applicant families
- Consult on international flight and lodging arrangements
- Arrange accommodations and transportation for families' in-country visits
- Escort families throughout the entire trip and coordinate the process to legalize the adoption
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- Provide pre-adoption education classes
- Hold seminars on parenting and child care issues
- Offer cultural resources and host cultural events
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- Provide post-adoption counseling and conduct post-adoption home studies for Oregon and Washington residents
- Network with agencies and social workers in other states to provide post-adoption studies for families outside of Oregon and Washington
- Assist with readoption and naturalization matters
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- Provide Oregon and Washington home study services if you are adopting from a country other than China or Taiwan
- Provide home study services if you are using an agency outside of Oregon or Washington
- Provide home study addendums, updates and post-adoption reports
- Contact Marci Siegel-Kittrell, MSW for more information.
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