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Just been in your shoes a while back
We went to committee for 2 girls, 11 & 12 and were selected. After three weeks of visits (with escalating behavior from the older one), the SW got information about what was behind it and decided (and we agreed) that placement in our home was not best for the girls. There were issues that we couldn't address.
Ask whether the girls understand adoption and whether they WANT to be adopted. With children of this age, it will take lots of cooperation to successfully adopt.
Ask what experiences that you read about in the study have been worked through during counseling. Dig deeper for experiences which haven't been addressed in counseling because these are issues that will impact their future.
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