Final Part of Home Study/Home visit this Friday! Advice?

summergirl79

 almost to the next step....all of our paperwork is done + first couple meeting and both individual meetings completed!  This Friday is our last home study meeting with our SW at our house!!  Any advice?  We feel pretty ready but would love to hear others' experiences.  TIA

Cissi64

Relax!  It isn't as bad as it seems.   You would ahve something really wrong with your realtioship or house to "fail"...and your house you can always fix up!  Good Luck!

Dr.Loretta

You will clean your home like it's never been cleaned. You'll wonder what to wear, if you should have something for the SW to eat/drink, and what that should be. You'll go over checklists in your head all night the night before.

And in the end it will be somewhat anti-climactic. The SW will come to your house and will likely have a checklist of pretty basic questions to ask (we had things like how many bedrooms/bathrooms, what the neighborhood and community makeup was like, etc.).

And then you'll be done. And can enjoy your amazingly clean house and the treats the SW never touched

GL!

smith486

Ha,ha! I like your response Dr. Loretta! I will keep this in mind when I finally get to this step in the Homestudy... and I guess I don't need to worry about replacing my carpet immediately. )

psuash7

Just be yourself, and relax!! 

mysticl

Dr.Loretta:

You will clean your home like it's never been cleaned. You'll wonder what to wear, if you should have something for the SW to eat/drink, and what that should be. You'll go over checklists in your head all night the night before.

And in the end it will be somewhat anti-climactic. The SW will come to your house and will likely have a checklist of pretty basic questions to ask (we had things like how many bedrooms/bathrooms, what the neighborhood and community makeup was like, etc.).

And then you'll be done. And can enjoy your amazingly clean house and the treats the SW never touched

GL!

 I had to laugh at this last line.  I used to do foster home studies and could not accept food/drink at a home unless I accepted at every single home I went to because it could be perceived as a bribe.   And I couldn't accept at every single home because I would weigh 500 pounds. 

It's fine to offer the food/drink just don't be surprised/hurt if they decline.  Their agency may have the same guidelines.  

My advice is do your best to relax and be yourselves.  If you have questions ask them. 

summergirl79

Thanks all!  I am looking forward to this last part of this step!  I hadn't even thought about offering food?  Can't wait to report back afterwards.