AC of TX: Social Worker Training Essentials
This course equips new AC of TX social workers in private adoption with essential knowledge of adoption services, ICPC procedures, and best practice guidelines to support successful placements.
Welcome and Course Overview
Philosophy
Community Engagement and Ethical Adoption Practices
Understanding Agency Policies (PDF)
Module 1 Quiz
Language in Adoption Services
Frequently Used Terms in Adoption
Module 2 Quiz
Types of Openness
Promoting Relationships in Adoption
Child Connect
Module 3 Quiz
Birth Fathers' Role in Adoption Introduction
The Alleged Father in Texas Adoptions
Alleged Unmarried Fathers & Legal Fathers
Legal Fathers
Module 4 Quiz
Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC) Introduction
ICPC Regulation of Placements & Approval
ICPC Documentation and Information Exchange, Home Study Requirements, and Accountability
ICPC Approval
Module 5 Quiz
Adoption Intake Process Introduction
First Contact
First Meeting
Intake Forms
ICWA (Indian Child Welfare Act)
Module 6 Quiz