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Anyone else run into this? I initially asked our homestudy agency to send out 3 copies of our homestudy to referral services. A month later I found out they hadn't done it (but of course said they had). Every time I ask that they send something it's like pulling teeth to get it done. I think they wanted me to sign up with the one person they suggested and no one else and are not happy about doing extra work. :(
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Can you request copies for yourself and then send them out? I honestly don't know if this is possible, but wanted to put it out there just in case.
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Whether it's state law or not I don't know. They say it's unethical to give it to me b/c I might change it. I'd be more than happy to make the copies myself.
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Your home study belongs to you. You paid for it. They have to send it to whomever you wish. They can send you a hard copy. They can also send you an unsigned copy. Some referral services will take unsigned copies, but if/when you match, you will need to provide them with a signed copy.
I've been through this many times with our home study agency, although they're pretty good about sending our home study out when we ask.
Good luck!
:hippie:
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Your home study belongs to you. You paid for it. They have to send it to whomever you wish. They can send you a hard copy. They can also send you an unsigned copy. Some referral services will take unsigned copies, but if/when you match, you will need to provide them with a signed copy.
I've been through this many times with our home study agency, although they're pretty good about sending our home study out when we ask.
Good luck!
:hippie:
I second this. It falls under the same federal laws as medical records; you have a right to a copy. Whether or not you can use that to give to another agency is another thing (I needed to have mine mailed directly). I almost laughed, in a so-not-funny way, at the idea of it being "unethical" to give you a copy of your records. I actually train other professionals in ethics, and that is the most skewed interpretation of ethical codes of conduct I have ever heard. Social work/ counseling professions are supposed to be geared toward increasing the autonomy of the person served, and witholding documents runs contrary to that.
If you want something to use to convince them of this, here are links to social work and counseling ethical codes.
social work - [url=http://www.socialworkers.org/pubs/code/default.asp]Code of Ethics[/url]
counseling - [url]http://www.counseling.org/ethics/feedback/ACA2005Code.pdf[/url]
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