The Adoption Homestudy: Starting the Process

About this online adoption education course

Next Adoption Homestudy webinar date & time: TBA 7 p.m. (EST)

The home study can appear to be very daunting to families and can create a lot of fear. We want to take the mystery out of the home study. We will provide an overview of what is included in a home study and show what forms must be completed. Also, there will be discussion of how to address sensitive issues arising from infertility, a background of divorce, a history of having been victimized by abuse (for prospective adoptive parents), and a criminal history (in a prospective adoptive parent’s background).

This 1-and-a-half-hour course is presented by Laura Beauvais-Godwin, Carolina Hope’s director and co-author of The Complete Adoption Book. As an adoptive mother of two daughters and a certified home study provider in South Carolina, Laura thoroughly understands home studies.

To find out more about how a webinar works, please visit the Webinar Explanation page.

How to sign up

To sign up for this webinar, please send an email to webinars@CarolinaHopeAdoption.org by the day of the course at 5 p.m., with the following subject line: “Sign up for home study webinar”. Please include your name in the body of your email.

You will receive an email response with the information needed to join the webinar. Participation in the webinar requires a telephone and an internet connection.

Please note that the sign-up emails are handled personally by Carolina Hope staff. Therefore there will be a delay from the time you send your email until the time you receive a response. You should receive the email with necessary information at least one hour before the webinar is scheduled to begin.

Downloads

Although it is not required, you may wish to download Carolina Hope’s South Carolina Adoption Homestudy Booklet, which contains information about adoption home studies, Carolina Hope’s services, and forms you will need to complete the home study.