Attachment Theory To Social Work

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child’s inconsistency behaviours (Teater, 2014). In addition, Howe (2011), described the effect of parents’ uncertainty in caregiving and erratic behaviour to young babies in ambivalent attachment as posing problems to children. Howe (2011), however, confirmed, that the mixture of comforting and irrelevant responses by parents to their children represents preoccupation of their lack of self-worth, confidence and lack of their own desire for love and affection. Consequently, children develop a self-reliance, independent behaviour and abandonment behaviour which are prone to anxiety in the later life. Silman (2016) argued that, about 30% to 40% of every children and adults experienced insecure attachment to their parents but social workers should …show more content…

Moreover, in clinical settings, attachment theory constitutes one of the models use by social workers in obtaining relevant information about family background and social history of the clients for effective planning and intervention strategies in organizing corrective actions and models toward achieving a positive secure attachment base (Blakely & Dziadosz, 2015). Another significant importance of attachment theory to social work profession is that, it helps practitioners to anticipate how the service user would respond to treatment and therapists’ intervention. However, research revealed that attachment style could be changed during treatment. Therefore, modification of attachment style could be regarded as outcome and a goal of treatment (Levy, Ellison, Scott & Bernecker, …show more content…

Unarguably, studied shows that adoptive parents do not experience pregnancy bond between the adopted child and adoptive mother. However, both parents enjoyed the same attachment development with the child as the child grows (Fahlberg, 2012). Despite many rewarding benefits of adoption, it is also associated with many challenges that can complicate the life of the child and adoptive parents (Brodzinky, 2011). Further research revealed that family dynamics, child’s self-identity and parent-child relationship are part of the challenging factors influencing adoption and mostly lead to adjustment difficulties with placement family (Brodzinky, 2011). In addition, transitioning between families is another factor influencing attachment process in adoption. This is because forming attachment bond usually takes time and grieving process delays child’s adjustment to the new family (Fahlberg, 2012). Considering the higher percentage of Attention Disorder Order associated with young babies, children in adoption may find it hard to calm and forming new attachment could be difficult (Fahlberg,

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