Violation according to Department of Family and Protective Services
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Violation Details
Operation Number:
208120-249
Operation Name:
Adoption Advisory, Inc.
Date:
3/24/2006
Standard Number:‡
22007a
Standard Description:
Personnel File- Date of employment
Technical Assistance Given:
Yes
Narrative
No personnel files reviewed (3 staff and 1 intern)showed the person's employment date.
Violation Details
Operation Number:
208120-249
Operation Name:
Adoption Advisory, Inc.
Date:
3/24/2006
Standard Number:‡
23112d
Standard Description:
Level 1 Child Placing Staff Responsible for Approval of Home Studies
Technical Assistance Given:
Yes
Narrative
In 2 of 3 studies, it was not possible to determine if the person approving the home screening was a qualified Level 1 staff.
Violation Details
Operation Number:
208120-249
Operation Name:
Adoption Advisory, Inc.
Date:
3/24/2006
Standard Number:‡
24201
Standard Description:
Orientation to Agency's Policies and Services Provided
Technical Assistance Given:
Yes
Narrative
Agency file for student intern did not document any orientation for this person who worked under the auspices of the agency.
Violation Details
Operation Number:
208120-249
Operation Name:
Adoption Advisory, Inc.
Date:
3/24/2006
Standard Number:‡
24301
Standard Description:
Level 1 Training Requirements
Technical Assistance Given:
Yes
Narrative
Two staff had no training documented in their files for 2005.
Violation Details
Operation Number:
208120-249
Operation Name:
Adoption Advisory, Inc.
Date:
3/24/2006
Standard Number:‡
24305
Standard Description:
Training Documentation
Technical Assistance Given:
No
Narrative
No training was documented with date, length, training provider, and subject in two of three staff files reviewed for this standard.
Violation Details
Operation Number:
208120-249
Operation Name:
Adoption Advisory, Inc.
Date:
3/24/2006
Standard Number:‡
745.4033(a)(1)
Standard Description:
Required Interviews with Screening and Report must include individual interviews with each prospective foster or adoptive parent
Technical Assistance Given:
Yes
Narrative
One home screening did not document an individual interview with the prospective adoptive father.
Violation Details
Operation Number:
208120-249
Operation Name:
Adoption Advisory, Inc.
Date:
3/24/2006
Standard Number:‡
745.4033(a)(2)
Standard Description:
Required Interviews include individual interviews with each child 3 years or older living in home and any other person living full time with family
Technical Assistance Given:
No
Narrative
One home screening did not document interviews with all children 3 and over living in the home
Violation Details
Operation Number:
Operation Name:
Adoption Advisory, Inc.
Date:
3/24/2006
Standard Number:‡
745.4033(a)(4)
Standard Description:
Required Interviews with Screening and Report must include a family group interview with family members living in the home
Technical Assistance Given:
No
Narrative
One home screening did not document a family group interview with all members living in the home.
Violation Details
Operation Number:
Operation Name:
Adoption Advisory, Inc.
Date:
3/24/2006
Standard Number:‡
745.4061(1)
Standard Description:
Pre-Adoptive Home Screening-includes age of the propective adoptive parents, who must be at least 18 years or older and documentation verifying age
Technical Assistance Given:
Yes
Narrative
No documentation verifying age of applicant in one home screening.
Violation Details
Operation Number:
Operation Name:
Adoption Advisory, Inc.
Date:
3/24/2006
Standard Number:‡
745.4061(13)
Standard Description:
Pre-Adoptive Home Screening - Information must include prospective adoptive parents' sensitivity to and feelings about birth families
Technical Assistance Given:
Yes
Narrative
One home screening used the names of another applicant couple in this section of the home screening and in some other sections of the study, so it is not possible to know if this actually represented an assessment of this applicant family.
Violation Details
Operation Number:
Operation Name:
Adoption Advisory, Inc.
Date:
3/24/2006
Standard Number:‡
745.4061(15)
Standard Description:
Pre-Adoptive Home Screening - Information must include prospective adoptive parents' expectations of adoptive children
Technical Assistance Given:
No
Narrative
One home screening did not include information on the prospective adoptive parents' expectations of adoptive children.
Violation Details
Operation Number:
Operation Name:
Adoption Advisory, Inc.
Date:
3/24/2006
Standard Number:‡
745.4061(20)
Standard Description:
Pre-Adoptive Home Screening-includes telephone numbers given to prospective adoptive parents for filing complaints about how screening was conducted
Technical Assistance Given:
No
Narrative
2 of 3 home screenings did not have the required phone numbers for filing complaints.
Violation Details
Operation Number:
Operation Name:
Adoption Advisory, Inc.
Date:
3/24/2006
Standard Number:‡
745.4061(6)
Standard Description:
Pre-Adoptive Home Screening - Information must include health status (physical, mental, and emotional) of prospective adoptive parents
Technical Assistance Given:
Yes
Narrative
One home screening of 3 did not contain an evaluation of the mental and emotional health status of all family members, it did not evaluate the adoptive mother or children.
Violation Details
Operation Number:
Operation Name:
Adoption Advisory, Inc.
Date:
3/24/2006
Standard Number:‡
745.4151a
Standard Description:
Operation Must Adopt the DFPS Drug Testing Policy or Have Its Own
Technical Assistance Given:
No
Narrative
Agency has not submitted drug testing policy.
Violation Details
Operation Number:
Operation Name:
Adoption Advisory, Inc.
Date:
3/24/2006
Standard Number:‡
745.633
Standard Description:
CPA Must Receive Cleared Background Check From Licensing Before Verifying the Home
Technical Assistance Given:
Yes
Narrative
Agency approved one home screening prior to receiving background clearances, clearances were received shortly after approval. Another home has received no clearances but was approved; no placement has occurred.
Violation Details
Operation Number:
Operation Name:
Adoption Advisory, Inc.
Date:
3/24/2006
Standard Number:‡
745.8633
Standard Description:
Meeting Requirement of Corrective Action
Technical Assistance Given:
No
Narrative
Agency did not have sign posted at entrances showing agency's probation status at time of inspection. Correction was made at the inspection.
Violation Details
Operation Number:
Operation Name:
Adoption Advisory, Inc.
Date:
3/24/2006
Standard Number:‡
HRC42059
Standard Description:
Employment Affidavit
Technical Assistance Given:
Yes
Narrative
2 of 4 staff files reviewed did not contain notarized affidavits.