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Gift of love offers a comprehensive Social Work program for all of our clients.  While working through your adoption journey, you will be working directly with Gift of Love's Director of Social Work and your caseworker to complete the required steps for your home study process and adoption education. 

Every international adoption program requires a home study to be finished and submitted to the foreign country, and US/CIS for approval.  If you live in Iowa, a home study will be conducted by a Gift of Love Caseworker.  If you do not live in Iowa, we will assist you in finding a home study agency of your choice. For an Iowa home study a minimum of three visits must be completed with at least one in the home. 

The home study process contains meetings in the home and/or mutually agreed upon location.  The Home Study contains information about your family regarding subjects such as: Background information on the adoptive mother and father,  Marriage and children information, child rearing practices, health, financial, and religious information, home, neighborhood and community information.  Once the home study is completed it will be submitted to your state US/CIS office to continue with the adoption process. 

Throughout your wait, between your home study and referral, your caseworker will be there for support and education.  Gift of Love also offers education to families regarding adoption related issues.  

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