Matching a Child with a family.

Once a family is approved they become part of our pool of prospective approved adopters - sometimes called the 'Active Waiting List'. Matching a particular child or children with a prospective adoptive family is a process which involves eight steps.
	When a child is referred to the Placements Team for an adoptive placement, the first thing the Adoption Manager will do is to check if there are any families on this list that may potentially be suitable.
	If a family is to be considered from this list their Form F assessment report will be passed to the child's Social Worker, and the child's details will be passed to your Link Worker.
	If they both believe that the family might be right for the child or children a joint visit by the social worker and the families Link worker would be arranged.
	The family would be given full details about the child and able to ask any questions. It is never our policy to withold information.