A Way of caring

A record of a typical day in the lives of a group of seventeen severely mentally handicapped children who live in a small hostel on the outskirts of a large provincial town. Shows how the individual attention of the six housemothers and the home atmosphere of the hostel, is reflected in the children’s behaviour.

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Credits

production company

Derek Knight and Partners

Duration

00:41:13:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1969

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011730

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children - Care and treatment

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mentally handicapped children

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1969

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