Well, I suppose it was too good to be true. We found out the other day that we need some paperwork that we haven't had done. We have to get a psych evaluation done by a certified psychologist. We submitted something from our primary physician, but they are asking for something more formal. We've gotten the names of several places in our area, so now we need to find out who can fit us in the soonest so we can get this done.
Our agency says that Nepal is going to starting matching in February, and that they are expecting at least three months between referral and travel. I don't know where waiting for this paper is going to put us. We may no longer be in the queue at this point, and I think it will take 2-3 weeks for us to get it done and the new letter to find its way back to Kathmandu. By that time, we may have dropped behind by months. There's really no way to know. We've just got to do what we're told and hope for the best.
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I saw this on another blog too.
ReplyDeleteWhere is this requirement about mental health coming from? I don't see it in the new laws. Is this an agency thing? What the new laws call for would already be covered in the home study summary by the home study social worker saying you were physically and mentally fit to parent.
I adopted a few years ago before the new laws but I only needed the home study and a brief letter on my Dr.s letter head that said Healthy enough to parent a child, free or HIV & TB. I got it notarized and that was that.
After living in Nepal a while I don't think the Ministry would even understand the concept of a psychiatric evaluation. The medicine practiced in Nepal is not exactly western style.
www.nconepal.org/
ReplyDeleteGo to the adoption section and pull up the PDF's They give you a list of what Nepal wants.