The Open University

Perspectives in Health and Social Care

Understanding the complexities of contemporary intergenerational health issues

The drama, ‘Woman in the Middle’, illustrates three complex life-like scenarios, developed from the research and clinical experiences of the academics involved. June is the wife of a disenchanted and emotionally fragile husband, the mother of a teenager who is refusing school, and a dependent elderly parent

Dr Mathijs Lucassen Senior Lecturer in Mental Health and Open Media Fellow, The Open University

"I really like the film you have created for us – it’s come together so well"

This audience, predominantly ‘second chance’ students, frequently struggle to engage with ‘dry’ paper case studies. That is why the creation of realistic and thought-provoking drama based on real case studies were needed.

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