OU on the BBC: Someone To Watch Over Me

By: The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

The challenging daily work of child care social workers experienced first hand.

19 May

2005

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First broadcast: Tuesday 16 Nov 2004 on BBC TWO

Tough choices. Balancing risks. Conflicting interests. Join Bristol's child care social workers as they offer help, protection and guidance to families facing hard times.

OU on the BBC: Someone To Watch Over Me - About The Series Production team

Details about the BBC/OU TV series looking at the work of Bristol's 190 child care social workers. Read more : OU on the BBC: Someone To Watch Over Me - About The Series

OU on the BBC: Someone To Watch Over Me - Faces On Screen Used with permission

"You sometimes have doubts about the role you are playing - but as a social worker you are performing a worthwhile role"- Frances"Our responsibility was... Read more : OU on the BBC: Someone To Watch Over Me - Faces On Screen

OU on the BBC: Someone To Watch Over Me - Making The Programmes Production team

A programme about child care social workers might not be the most obvious of programme ideas. Series producer Sarah Johnson explains how she got the... Read more : OU on the BBC: Someone To Watch Over Me - Making The Programmes

OU on the BBC: Someone To Watch Over Me - The Debate - What's Your Viewpoint? Production team

Someone To Watch Over Me demonstrates the range of difficult questions faced by social workers every day. Whilst the series has been on-air Open2 has... Read more : OU on the BBC: Someone To Watch Over Me - The Debate - What's Your Viewpoint?

OU on the BBC: Someone To Watch Over Me - Why Did Bristol City Children's Services Get Involved? Annie Hudson

Colleagues in other authorities had their doubts, but Annie Hudson explains why Bristol City Council Children's Services involvement in the programme was a positive step. Read more : OU on the BBC: Someone To Watch Over Me - Why Did Bristol City Children's Services Get Involved?

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Friday, 22nd October 2004

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OU on the BBC: Someone To Watch Over Me - Making The Programmes Production team

OU on the BBC: Someone To Watch Over Me - The Debate - What's Your Viewpoint? Production team

OU on the BBC: Someone To Watch Over Me - Why Did Bristol City Children's Services Get Involved? Annie Hudson

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