Attachment Theory Attachment or bonding is the developing relationship established between a primary caregiver, usually the mother, and her child. Attachment behaviors begin early in life. This narrow age limit is often called the critical period. This trusting relationship developed in...

Background and Overview. The impact of truancy on the nation's educational system are staggering because it transcends the immediate school setting and assumes lifelong implications for many of the young people that take part in this behaviors. Indeed, more than one million of the two million...

Abuse is the implication of an act or recurrent acts that improperly harm, injure, mislead, deceive, insult, maltreat, corrupt and or physically injures an individual. Abuse can happen to anyone at any time in their life, abuse is often carried out by a family member or caregiver however this is not...

Value Issues- Social work values call for everyone, regardless of their beliefs, practices, or backgrounds, to be treated with dignity, given equal access to societal institutions, opportunities and resources, and supported in contributing their unique talents to their families, communities and c...