Into Care

Synopsis: Many handicapped children and adults will have had experience of care, and the quality of work of nurses and residential staff makes a vital contribution to their well-being. Part of their success or otherwise will be concerned with the extent to which staff can make satisfactory relationships with the families involved. Shows an admission to hospital involving the family of a mentally handicapped young man whose parents are in a crisis caused by a sudden bereavement. The role of the ‘receiving worker’ is examined. How does she cope? Rod Ballard replays the admission in order to make a comparison between the two interpretations of the role.
Series: Helping the Mentally Handicapped and Their Families, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.
Year of production: 1984
Availability: Sale
Uses: Introductory material to illustrate current approaches to mental handicap; discussion stimulus to specialist students in mental handicap.*
Subjects: Social welfare
Keywords: mentally handicapped people; residential homes

Cast

Rod Ballard

Name: University of Exeter, Department of Sociology and Social Administration

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