Adoption in Fife - Home Page
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<strong>Adoption</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Fife</strong> | 11This part of the assessment is very detailed and challeng<strong>in</strong>g andrequires openness, trust and awareness of your own strengthsand limitations. It can take up to six months to complete and<strong>in</strong>volves a series of <strong>in</strong>terviews, with one or two social workersfrom the Family Placement Team.If you have children of your own they will also be fully <strong>in</strong>volved<strong>in</strong> the process, with<strong>in</strong> the limits of their age and understand<strong>in</strong>g.Your social worker will need to spend time with them to expla<strong>in</strong>what is proposed and to f<strong>in</strong>d out how they feel about it, as theirreaction can be crucial to the success or failure of a placement.Decid<strong>in</strong>g if you can adoptOnce your application and assessment has been completed wewill put your application forward to <strong>Fife</strong> Council’s <strong>Adoption</strong> andFoster<strong>in</strong>g Panel. The panel <strong>in</strong>cludes Council staff and several<strong>in</strong>dependent members who have a variety of experience, tomake sure fair and appropriate decisions are made.You will be <strong>in</strong>vited to attend part of the meet<strong>in</strong>g with your socialworker but it’s entirely your choice as to whether or not to attend.Once the panel has considered all the <strong>in</strong>formation, it will make arecommendation which is then considered by a senior manager,as <strong>Fife</strong>’s agency decision maker. The decision to approve you asa prospective adopter is based solely on your ability to promotethe welfare of a child throughout their life. The welfare of thechild is always at the heart of any decision we make.Unsuccessful applicationsIf you’re not successful your social worker will discuss thereasons with you and let you know about our appeals procedure– more <strong>in</strong>formation is available <strong>in</strong> the fact sheet called <strong>Fife</strong>Council’s Appeals.