Social Workers
From the collection of
Briefing [24/05/1982]
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- 1982-05-24
Social Workers (Briefing)
The same old vexed question is posed to viewers, but this time is there a political agenda?
In this edition of Briefing, a look at the work of social workers by going behind the scenes of Newcastle Social Services and asking how useful are they to the communities they serve. Public opinion is mixed between those who see them as an essential service and those who simply see them as meddling do-gooders, what is the reality?
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The '80s in the North East
For a phoenix to rise there must first be ashes: these films capture the hungry years when hope was hard to find.
The once-thriving powerhouse of Northern industry was stripped back during the 1980s as the region lost coal mines, shipyards, steelworks and many more employers besides. The decline of the North East economy was particularly hard on school-leavers, who had fewer skills and no work experience to fall back on in an increasingly bleak jobs market.
10 videos in this collection
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Briefing [24/05/1982]
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Briefing [21/02/1983]
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Briefing [05/12/1983]
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Social Workers
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Briefing [20/02/1984]
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Briefing [09/04/1984]
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A Most Important Week
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Briefing [26/11/1984]
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Briefing [17/06/1985]
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