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A Home Study is a comprehensive summary and screening of the prospective adoptive parent life history, current functioning, and home life. The purpose of the document is to determine the individual or couple’s ability to provide safety, nurturing and commitment to a child. 

The strengths-based social study and preparation of an individual or couple who wishes to provide permanency. The purpose of the document is to determine the individual or couple’s ability to provide safety, nurturing and commitment to a child.  Note: This was previously known as Home Study in Pennsylvania.

Child Preparation is an intense preparation to help children and youth transition to the permanency option (reunification; adoption; PLC; kinship; APPLA) selected for them. The preparation work explores core issues of children and youth in out-of-home placement: grief and loss, abandonment, identity, control, loyalty, attachment and shame.