Why can't you be an adult, and bring your son home and do what YOU, AN ADULT, think is best?
If you feel you need some guidance; hire a licensed, professional therapist to help with any problems that may arise once your son is home.
Who said parenting must have a "hardass" approach?
Why do you feel the need to have OTHER PARENTS, people from a program, or some stranger like me telling you when to bring your son home, or how to treat him, once he is home?
When exactly did you decide it was OK to turn over your parenting responsiblities to OTHERS?
SO: are you going to pick up your son today; and start doing YOUR JOB as a parent, or not?
You can do this, you know? It's not an EXIT PLAN. It's called PARENTING. Parents do it all day long, every day; and it works.