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The China Centre for Children’s Welfare and Adoption (CCCWA…formally known as the CCAA) has announced some significant changes in the next several months. The changes are related to homestudy requirements and post placement reports.
As you may already know, international adoption is continually changing and the China Centre for Children’s Welfare and Adoption (CCCWA…formally known as the CCAA) is making some significant changes in the next several months.
For families who have not yet started their home study process or who anticipate having their dossier submitted to China after October 1, 2011, the following are new requirements:
• All home studies and post placement reports must be completed by Hague accredited agencies only
• There must be four face–to-face meetings with a social worker
• Families must have at least three reference letters sent directly to the home study agency. If the applicants have a child over the age of 18, it is preferred that the adult child write one of the letters, covering his/her relationship with parents, evaluation of their merits and shortcomings, discipline and any family violence or maltreatment or reason to believe the parents are not suitable to adopt a child. If the parents have children in school, it is preferred that one letter be written by a teacher.
• Families with a history of receiving counseling, with a history of alcohol problems, mental health issues or abuse of any kind, or other reasons which the social worker deems necessary, are required to have a professional psychological evaluation
• Pre-adoptive education must be a total of 12 hours or more
For all families receiving their Travel Approval after August 1, 2011, the following new requirements regarding post placement reports will apply:
• All post placement reports must be completed by Hague accredited agencies
• Reports must be prepared at one month, six months, twelve months, two years, three years and five years after adoption
• For adoptees who are close to fourteen years old at adoption, reports are required following the above format until the adoptee turns 18 years old
• Reports due at two, three and five years after adoption should include doctor reports and school evaluations and if applicable, a short essay by the adoptee describing their everyday life if he/she is at least 10 years old
• Each post placement report must include at least eight photos of the child
Additionally, the CCCWA also indicated their interest in future visits to the U.S. to see how adopted children from China are doing with their new families as a way to continue their support of intercountry adoption.
As usual, we appreciate everyone’s ability to remain flexible in order to meet these new requirements and we will continue to keep you aware of new developments as they arise.
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