<p>New Delhi: The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) has written to its state counterparts asking that the counselling services for adoption be institutionalised. </p><p>The CARA has written to all SARAs asking that empanel qualified counsellors be hired at the district and state level. </p><p>Counselling, the directive said, should be made available to prospective adoptive parents (PAPs), adopted children and biological parents who surrender their child for adoption. </p>.No fundamental right of Indians to adopt US citizen child of relative: Bombay High Court.<p>These counselling provisions, which are to be made available at the pre-adoption, adoption, and post-adoption stages, are prescribed under the Adoption Regulations, 2022. </p><p>“The Adoption Regulations, 2022 contain specific provisions requiring the delivery of structured and need-based counselling services at each stage of the adoption process. These include, but are not limited to, Regulation 10(7), Regulation 30(4)(c), Regulation 30(4)(e), Regulation 7(11), Regulation 30(2)(c), Regulation 14(4), Regulation 1 (6)(b), and Regulation 21(6) of Adoption regulation 2022 which collectively envisage a holistic support system for all relevant stakeholders,” a communication by CARA CEO Bhavna Saxena, dated July 7, states. </p><p>Counselling, in the adoption process, is mandatory during the pre-adoption state to prospective adoptive parents, and is important to draft the Home Study Report without which adoptions cannot take place. Counselling, as per the rules, must also be provided to older children at the pre-adoption and adoption stages.</p><p>In the post-adoption stage, counselling is needed when adoptees initiate a root search, in cases when adjustment between the adoptee and adoptive family run into trouble, and in the case of any other circumstance warranting psychosocial intervention.</p><p>“Counselling must also be provided to surrendering biological parents on the implications of their decision, including the legal finality of surrender after 60 days and the possibility of future root search by the child,” the communication states. </p><p>State units have also been asked to maintain detailed records of all counselling sessions and interventions that have been undertaken. </p><p>Adoption in India involves a lengthy process, with several prospective parents having to wait for years, since the number of prospective parents far outweighs the number of available children. A recent RTI found that for every child, there are 13 families waiting to adopt. </p> <p>While there are 36,381 families waiting to adopt a child, only 2,652 children are available for adoption. This is when 22,000 children are waiting at childcare institutions.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) has written to its state counterparts asking that the counselling services for adoption be institutionalised. </p><p>The CARA has written to all SARAs asking that empanel qualified counsellors be hired at the district and state level. </p><p>Counselling, the directive said, should be made available to prospective adoptive parents (PAPs), adopted children and biological parents who surrender their child for adoption. </p>.No fundamental right of Indians to adopt US citizen child of relative: Bombay High Court.<p>These counselling provisions, which are to be made available at the pre-adoption, adoption, and post-adoption stages, are prescribed under the Adoption Regulations, 2022. </p><p>“The Adoption Regulations, 2022 contain specific provisions requiring the delivery of structured and need-based counselling services at each stage of the adoption process. These include, but are not limited to, Regulation 10(7), Regulation 30(4)(c), Regulation 30(4)(e), Regulation 7(11), Regulation 30(2)(c), Regulation 14(4), Regulation 1 (6)(b), and Regulation 21(6) of Adoption regulation 2022 which collectively envisage a holistic support system for all relevant stakeholders,” a communication by CARA CEO Bhavna Saxena, dated July 7, states. </p><p>Counselling, in the adoption process, is mandatory during the pre-adoption state to prospective adoptive parents, and is important to draft the Home Study Report without which adoptions cannot take place. Counselling, as per the rules, must also be provided to older children at the pre-adoption and adoption stages.</p><p>In the post-adoption stage, counselling is needed when adoptees initiate a root search, in cases when adjustment between the adoptee and adoptive family run into trouble, and in the case of any other circumstance warranting psychosocial intervention.</p><p>“Counselling must also be provided to surrendering biological parents on the implications of their decision, including the legal finality of surrender after 60 days and the possibility of future root search by the child,” the communication states. </p><p>State units have also been asked to maintain detailed records of all counselling sessions and interventions that have been undertaken. </p><p>Adoption in India involves a lengthy process, with several prospective parents having to wait for years, since the number of prospective parents far outweighs the number of available children. A recent RTI found that for every child, there are 13 families waiting to adopt. </p> <p>While there are 36,381 families waiting to adopt a child, only 2,652 children are available for adoption. This is when 22,000 children are waiting at childcare institutions.</p>
