SECTION 749.3423. What responsibility do I have to offer counseling services to the adoptive family?

(a) To reduce the risk of adoptive placement breakdown, you must offer counseling services to the adoptive family.

(b) Counseling services may be provided by your agency or by an outside counseling resource.

(c) The counseling services must provide mental health resources for the child, if applicable, the adoptive parents, and other children in the care of your agency that are placed in the adoptive home, including:

(1) Opportunities to debrief to process thoughts and feelings related to a suicide attempt or suicide death;

(2) Referrals to community services and other resources for a child who has suicidal thoughts or attempted suicide; and

(3) Referrals to grief counseling and suicide survivor support groups.

(d) You must ensure that the adoptive family is aware that counseling is available.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.3423 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective September 19, 2022, 47 TexReg 5490