The Discharge Phase of Foster Home Placement


 

Publication Date: March 1957

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Ottilie Pink

Research Area: Social conditions

Keywords: Social Services; Children; Family; Psychology

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The author describes the three types of discharge from foster placement: discharge back to original parents, discharge to another agency, and discharge due to the child reaching legal adulthood. The author discusses useful foci for evaluation and counseling prior to discharge to ensure that the child is ready for what follows discharge.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, ed. by Sanford Sherman, v.33, no.3, Spring 1957, p.289-294.