A look at the child abuse problem from the desperate parents’ point of view. Barbara, a mother of two small children, is accused of abusive behaviour and in danger of having her baby taken from her by the courts. We see Barbara’s State-assigned case worker, struggling to help the distraught mother come to grips with her problem. An adapted case history which uses scenes from an actual counselling workshop for child abuse parents.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014251
Language
English
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Abused children
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Counseling
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social workers
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Counseling
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Abused children
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child abuse
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child abuse - Prevention
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Parenting
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Counseling
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)