Homes from home: caring for children

United Kingdom, 1975

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Documentary series aimed at social workers. This episode deals with the caring of children in institutions prior to them either going back to their family homes or into foster care.

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Credits

producer

Gordon Croton

production company

British Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:25:30:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1975

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

321385

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Institutional care

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Abandoned children

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Child care services

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Children - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Homeless children

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Institutional care

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social sciences - Study and teaching

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social work with children

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social workers

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Social sciences - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Abandoned children

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children's rights

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Custody of children

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Homeless children

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Social work with children

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Homeless children

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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