Concord Media

Classic play about homelessness.

The famous BBC play about the tribulations of Cathy and her family as they try to find somewhere to live and end by being broken up as a family unit. 70 mins. The Truth of Cathy Come Home (article)—There is a human detritus swirling around in the backwaters of th...

Drama therapy by Dorothy Heathcote in what was a mental handicap hospital.

The film shows two weeks of drama therapy in a hospital for people with learning disabilities. The drama course is led by a group of 22 secondary school teachers working under the supervision of Dorothy Heathcote. At the ...

Gender identity and transexuality issues explored.

This programme explores the subject of gender identity and the issues that rage around transsexuality. Problems do not go away once the operation has been performed: non-recognition of their new role, and and fear of exposure, especially in the ...

Full Title: Young Children in Brief Separation – ‘THOMAS, 2 years 4 months, in foster care for 10 days’
Thomas at two years old has more understanding, but his loyalties conflict.

Thomas is an active little boy of 2 years 4 months who is in foster care for ten days. He speaks well and has a good...

Full title: Young Children in Brief Separation – ‘LUCY, 21 months, in foster care for 19 days’
Fostered for 19 days, Lucy becomes very attached to her foster mother.

Lucy, 21 months, a sturdy serious child, is in foster care for 19 days. Like Jane she is too young to carry a clear image of the a...

Kate, fostered for 27 days, plays out her conflicting emotions with dolls.

Kate is a lively and talkative child of 2 years 5 months whose stay with the Robertsons becomes extended to 27 days because of complications in the birth. She is old enough to have some understanding of the situation.

Ka...

Full Title: Young Children in Brief Separation – ‘JANE, 17 months, in foster care for 10 days’
Fostered for 10 days, Jane is less distressed than John.

Jane is a bright active child of 17 months who is in foster care for 10 days. At this age she cannot keep a clear image of her mother in her min...

Full Title: Young Children in Brief Separation – ‘JOHN, 17 months, for 9 days in a residential nursery’
In a nursery and separated from his mother for nine days, John becomes very distressed.
At 17 months John is a placid, easy to manage child.

He spends nine days in a residential nursery. The n...

Classic film by James Robertson, contrasting with ‘A Two Year Old Goes To Hospital’.

Classic film by James Robertson, contrasting with A Two Year Old goes to Hospital.

Sally, aged 17 months, is in hospital for five days to have a minor operation. Her mother stays with her to prevent the distres...

Classic film showing the suffering of a little girl in hospital separated from her mother.

If going to hospital means losing the care of the mother, the young child will fret for her no matter how kind the doctors, nurses, and play ladies. This film classic, made in 1952, drew attention to the ...

Typical mistakes a counsellor might make, in 13 ‘chapters’.

Loaded Remarks from the Client’s Perspective. This DVD contains twelve examples of types of response that might be made to a client: each of them is either clumsy, inappropriate, sexist, or just plain wrong! They are typical of the mist...

Cartoon about personal hygiene aimed at teenagers.

An animated cartoon in which two teenagers, Buster and Isla discover that life is sweeter if 'all of their bits are nice' - and that includes the bits you can't see! The need to keep hands, hair teeth, feet, body and clothes clean is presented i...