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Social work and public perceptionCopyrighted Image Sacha Mirzoeff

By Ben Crang (Guest)

25 January 2012

The media reaction when a social worker makes a mistake can be hugely demoralising for the whole profession - and a one-sided view and scary...  Read more : Social work and public perception

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Building trust and understanding: Reflections on a caseCopyrighted Image Sacha Mirzoeff

By Annie Sempill (Guest)

25 January 2012

How do you go about supporting a couple and children through a difficult time - with a camera crew in tow? Social Worker Annie Sempill...  Read more : Building trust and understanding: Reflections on a case

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Protecting our children through tough decisionsUsed with permission

By Dr Lucy Rai (The Open University)

24 January 2012

Working on a series looking at the lives of social workers reminded Lucy Rai of the challenges of doing the "right" thing.  Read more : Protecting our children through tough decisions

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Silicone implants: should the NHS step in? Creative Commons Image By Noukka Signe via Flickr under Creative Commons license

By Mary Twomey (The Open University)

19 January 2012

Should the NHS step in to help private health patients remove and replace their potentially faulty breast implants?  Read more : Silicone implants: should the NHS step in?

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The science of spermProduction team

By Dr Hilary MacQueen (The Open University)

07 December 2011

For the BBC THREE TV programme Lab Rats, biologist Mike Leahy and his buddy Zeron Gibson put themselves a range of bizarre experiments. Here, Mike...  Read more : The science of sperm

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Raising awareness of AIDSCreative Commons Image giant AIDS ribbon on City Hall / Jennifer Boyer / CC BY 2.0

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

01 December 2011

1 December is World AIDS Day, dedicated to raising awareness of the pandemic that has taken the lives of over 25 million people  Read more : Raising awareness of AIDS

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'Tis the season to get flu Creative Commons Image By mcfarlandmo via Flickr under Creative Commons license

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

01 December 2011

As flu season gets into full swing, we draw together our latest germ-filled videos and interactives to keep you company while you're stuck at home...  Read more : 'Tis the season to get flu

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World Diabetes Day 2011Kheng Ho Toh | Dreamstime.com

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University), The iTunes U team (The Open University)

14 November 2011

14th November is World Diabetes Day, introduced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) to raise awareness amidst concern over...  Read more : World Diabetes Day 2011

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Keep on runningCreative Commons Image Elvar Freyer under CC-BY licence

By Professor Kath Woodward (The Open University)

07 November 2011

Oscar Pretorius is nicknamed "the blade runner". But where does assistance for disability end and cheating begin?  Read more : Keep on running

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Invisible athletes: or am I just too tired to see them?Creative Commons Image The Wolf under CC-BY licence

By Professor Kath Woodward (The Open University)

07 November 2011

Despite Paralympic successes over the years, Kath Woodward worries we'll now back to four years of invisible athletes, and wall to wall football after the...  Read more : Invisible athletes: or am I just too tired to see them?

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