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Child Welfare Home Interview

You can do an in-depth interview of prospective foster parents.

After the phone interview of prospective foster parents, you can do the home interview of the parents. The home interview is an in-depth interview of the prospective foster parents. During the home interview, the program staff determines the preferences of the prospective foster parents for foster placement and documents the following details about the fostering family on the CW Home Interview (BH) template.
  • Age and relationship of family members living at home
  • Employment and details of the availability to take care of the children
  • Medical, psychological, and criminal histories of the household family members
  • Details of the home environment where the foster family lives
CW Home Interview (BH) Panel

The information icon on the panels indicates that the panels are shared with other templates. The fields in the panels are filled automatically if the details are documented on any of the related templates.

You can generate a document with the interview details and save it for the encounter with the prospective foster parents.