title: Discharge planning in foster care cases where the father is the significant parent.
abstract: In planning for the discharge from foster care of children in one-parent families, the potential of fathers is often neglected. An agency study indicates that intensive casework and adequate services can make the return to fathers appropriate.
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D012922:Social Change; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric