Rainbow of Love Adoption Agency, Inc. provides the following services to prospective adoptive parents:
1.
Parenting Classes: These class range on a variety of
topics including: Styles of parenting, Kinds of parents, Raising healthy,
well balanced children, CPR/First Aid, SIDS & Shaken Baby Syndrome, Stress
Management, Basic baby care, Toddler care, Preschool care, School aged child,
Adolescence and the Teen years, PAHP, Positive Discipline, Cultural Diversity,
Learning Disability, Universal pre-cautions.
2. Counseling : Once the application is submitted each family will be assigned an Adoption Specialist and a Social Worker. Although the decision to adopt will be completely your decision, these staff will be there to assist and support you along the way.
3. Pride Classes : Parent Resource For Information Development Education. This program provides information about the knowledge and skills that are required to foster or adopt effectively. This class is required for all applicants who want to foster or adopt a child from the TDFPS System. There are 11 sessions to this class. Topics are as follows: connecting with PRIDE, teamwork Towards Permanence, Meeting Developmental needs, Discipline, Understanding and Responding to Issues of sexual abuse, Continuing Family Relationships, Planning for Change, SIDS, and Shaken Baby Syndrome, Taking PRIDE: Making an informed Decision.
4. Homestudy and Homestudy Updates : The Home study is an assessment of the applicants in order to approve for adoption or foster care. The Home study must document and assess required information as required by the state of Texas minimum standards. The information is evaluated and a recommendation is made by ROLAA on behalf of the applicant. Updates to the homestudy are done annually if applicants are waiting on placement.
5. Adoptive Placements : schedule meeting in which all of the adoptive paper work are signed. Adoptive parents are given at a minimum: Copy of HSEGH, Information on legal status, Adoption plan, and Placement agreement, Medical Authorization. Depending on the type of adoption additional paperwork may be required.
6. Post-placement supervision : Monthly visits and assessment of the adoptive placement, A minimum of six monthly visits is required, thereafter, a post placement report will be written.
7. General information concerning adoption, support groups and available literature will be given referrals on an as needed basis.
8. Interstate Compact Services will provide assistance for those who are adopting a child from out of state.
9.Background Checks and Notary public : Local, State, Federal and CPS Candidate check and State of Texas Commissioned Notary services are also available at our location.