Valuing Older People’s Lives: New Ways of Working

Synopsis

Video-based training pack offering a flexible resource for group-based training in empowerment work, advocacy, quality assurance, diminished responsibility, financial vulnerability, respite care, inheritance, and paying for long-term care. The video is in two parts: 1) a documentary, VALUING PEOPLE’S LIVES, followed by three scripted dramas. The documentary contains four sequences, filmed in different settings, showing attempts either to give older people a voice, or to increase recognition by carers and workers of what older people want, including those with severe communication difficulties, such as dementia. The scripted dramas focus on important aspects of practice which are difficult to film in natural settings.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 90 min.

Year of production

1996

Availability

Sale; 2001 sale: £79.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Documentation

Accompanying print materials.

Subjects

Social welfare

Keywords

empowerment; old people; social work training

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Customer Services

Web

http://www.open.ac.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

01908 858 786

Fax

01908 858 787

Address

PO Box 188
Milton Keynes
MK7 6DH