Fran Thoreen MSW

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Horrible person in general! She is rude hung up on me and very degrading. She talks down to you and is kind of racist and sexist. I have left messages to call me back and she did not call me back. I questioned why on a few things then she straight out tells me she will only deal with my husband and hung up on me. She is a rip off and horrible. I can tolerate a lot of people but she is horrible. She needs to be re assessed and treat people like human beings not trash. I do NOT recommend her in any way she makes the happy time in your life miserable and difficult.

I only wish I had seen these reports prior to getting the referral for Fran Thoreen. It looks like our experience was similar. All I can say is that Fran has destroyed our wishes to go though the adoption experience again. Here is our story.



We were given her name by our adoption agency. She was prompt, courteous and very professional over the phone. I was impressed and felt "what a great SW" I am shaking I am so mad about her.



She came to the house and I felt something put her "off" she was offensive, attacking us at every question, She seemed pissed. I was so heartbroken, I was listening to her talk and she was destroying our dreams right in front of me. My husband asked her, if he had done or said anything to offend her? She was not going to talk and she wanted to wrap things up. We finished and as she left.



This was nearly three years ago. I have just now gotten the interest to look up he name and see if I could have foreseen this, I only wish I had seen this before.



I want to point out another blaring lie on her paperwork. If you look at the number of Adoptions she say's she is facilitating, if you work out the math, she would have to be doing multiple home study's daily. I find it hard that there are even this many adoptions going on in the area. I am going to look further into how we can expose her for how she is destroying lives. If anyone would like to hep I would love your assistance. This woman needs to be stopped! She also was almost abusive in the Lawyer she referred us too. she would not stop in telling us we had to use him. When she found out we went another direction, she seemed pissed and was letting us know she was not happy about the situation.

My husband I and were trying to adopt a baby last year and were given Fran Thoreen's information from our lawyer. At first, like the other reviewers here- I found her to be professional and willing to work with us but, once she met us...her tune and attitude really changed!



She came to our home, acted like everything was fine, took our check and then LATER called (very late at night by the way)and said that I was too fat to be considered a good canidate for an adoptive mother. Outside of being overweight, I'm in good health. All the paperwork from my doctors stated I was a perfect canidate to adopt.



Not only did she break my heart but, she ruined our adoption. I've spent months trying to pull myself out of the depression caused by this woman.



We are working with a new social worker now who has shined some light on how unprofessional she was. If you are in good health, weight alone is not ground for a social worker to say you are a bad canidate.



Save yourself heartache. Choose someone else.

I completely agree with the previous reviewer. She wouldn't even shake my husband's hand once she met him. Apparently, we didn't sound "ethnic" over the phone. Once she got there the enthusiasm she had for us was completely gone. When we asked for feedback on what our next steps were, we never heard back from her. I had to call her at which point she went into a tirade about how our house wasn't suitable enough to receive an adopted child. No, we do not have a home that looks like a furniture store because PEOPLE LIVE HERE AND WE HAVE A YOUNG CHILD! Anyway, we went ahead and tried IVF after she stole our money and broke our hearts and 9 months ago we became the pround parents of a beautiful, perfect little girl.

This woman claims to be kind and willing to work hard with you to "make your dreams come true" by becoming your adoption social worker. When you first talk with her you think you've found the perfect person to help you with your adoption...but, once she gets your NON-REFUNDABLE money she changes her tune and acts very unprofessionally.



I found her information package (which by the way she charges you EXTRA for) to be outdated. Most of her material is from the late 80's and early 90's. She does not use email or the internet, let alone a cell phone. All the paperwork has to be done through the mail at YOUR expense.



It is very clear that to get her adoption placement approval you have to do things her way or the highway. If you are not a trendy, rich white married couple prepare youself to be judged. She made inappropriate comments about my family and home.



Her upfront cost is lower than many other home study agencies- the difference is not worth working with this bitter old woman. Her bias and high standards could ruin your adoption.