36 of 42 Agencies Sign JCICS Standards
Mar 5th, 2008 by Administrator
JCICS has published the list of the agencies who have agreed to follow the recently drafted Standards of Practice. Thirty-six of the forty-two agencies currently licensed in Vietnam signed. According to the timeline previously posted by JCICS, the next step will come later this month when “Joint Council will present our Standards of Practice to DIA and Vietnamese provinces through Joint Council’s International Relations Initiative.”
Who are the 6 that did not sign?
Looks like the 6 are:
Adoppt
Florida Homestudies and Adoptions
Little Pearls
Rainbow House
Small World Foundation of Missouri
World Child International
I think that is right…..
Looks right, and not really a surprise for a few of them!
Yes. That list is correct. I matched the licensed agencies on the Embassy website with the list posted by JCIS. As Jonathan said, not really a surprise for a few of them. Despite the concerns about JCIS being self-regulating and not self-regulating at times, I think this is a good step forward and wish that all agencies licensed in Vietnam were required to sign on or lose their license.
or at least lose their membership in JCICS! I think it is a good step forward, but it’s a shame it didn’t go a little further. I think the standards were watered down from what was originally contemplated, and there’s no real penalty not only for non-compliance, but for flat out refusing to sign as well. I hope that the standards and this issue continue to evolve.
I wonder how the 36 that signed will be monitored to be sure they comply with the standards. It seems to be sort of an honor system.
Amy-
This is a MAJOR concern that I have as well, I am wondering if we, AP’s and PAP’s could *lobby* for enforcement on the part of JCICS- I would love to see some sort of probation type of enforcement that would lead to expulsion from JCICS *if* issues are not addressed.