What is normally involved in the “transition” of the child to my home?

Just like every adoption, every transition is different. First there will be a supervised visit with the child, the child’s worker and the current foster placement may also be involved. From there you may have one or two visits with the child with the case worker present. After that you may have one or two all day visits without the caseworker, leading up to an over night or weekend visit. By the time you are at the over night or weekend visit the move is imminent. Of course this situation details a transition of a foster child to an adoptive placement. There are however situations where a transition is much faster. If you are a foster home, not adoptive the transition may simply be the worker dropping the child(ren) off and than leaving.

Note that if the child or prospective adoptive family are having difficulty with the placement or transition the plan could change as needed.