- 7/1/2008 10:00:00 PMFirst Post Placement ReportWe scheduled an appointment with a new social worker to do our first post placment report. The Russian Federation requires that four post placement reports are submitted over the course of three years at the following intervals:
- 6 months
- 1 year
- 2 year
- 3 year
Originally we did our homestudy with a local organization (Catholic Charities) but during the adoption process we encountered some descrepencies between what they said and what they required of us in regards to the post placement reporting. Specifically, we were told by the Green Bay diocese that it is a requirement of the state of Wisconsin that we maintain all of the requirements of having a foster care license for the duration of the reporting time even though we don't actually have a foster care license.
- This is a false statement
Additionally, we were told that it is the policy of Catholic Charities to require quarterly home visits and monthly phone interviews. The compilation of this information would make up the body of the individual reports.
- This is also a false statement.
I called Catholic Charities in Milwaukee and confirmed what their requirements are and clearly, the information we received from Green Bay is unique to Green Bay or more specifically, to the people working in the Green Bay office.
For now, we have hired a different organization out of Milwaukee called Adoption Choice to do the reporting. It will cost a little more than our original home study agency but the reduction in headache pain from sifting through layers of bogus information will be worth it.
