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Family Fortunes

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Family Fortunes
Introductory Level Updated 25 Jan 2013
What difference could you make to the wellbeing of a family facing difficult circumstances? Find out with this activity 

Try A Day in the Life of a Social Worker

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Introductory Level Duration 15 mins Updated 12 Nov 2012
Could you manage 24 hours as a social worker? A Day in the Life... provides you with the opportunity to step into a social worker's...

Engaging children and adults when there is problematic alcohol and drug use

Engaging children and adults when there is problematic alcohol and drug use Copyrighted imageCredit: Andy Taylor
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 07 Feb 2012
 Providing professional help to families where alcohol or drugs are being used requires a delicate approach, explains Andy Taylor.

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Foundations for self-directed support in Scotland

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Foundations for self-directed support in Scotland Copyrighted imageCredit: (c) John Birdsall
Introductory Level Duration 40 hours Updated 19 May 2013
This course will provide the foundations of understanding self-directed support in Scotland in the wider context of personalisation. Providing grounding in the culture and ways...

Designing space for dementia care

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Designing space for dementia care
Introductory Level Duration 8 hours Updated 19 May 2013
The lives of people with dementia can be improved by careful consideration of key features of the design of the spaces in which they live....

Living with death and dying

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Living with death and dying Copyrighted imageCredit: Used with permission
Introductory Level Duration 4 hours Updated 19 May 2013
This unit will explore how knowledge and beliefs about death and encounters with death affect people’s lives. It will also examine the concept of a...

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Foundations for social work practice

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Foundations for social work practice Updated content Copyrighted imageCredit: Dreamstime
Introductory Level Duration 600 hours Updated 15 May 2013 Register by 09 Jan 2014
Understand the key roles of social work, social work standards and codes of practice – and explore how they work in practice using case study...

Understanding children and young people

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Understanding children and young people Updated content Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University/Karen Parker
Introductory Level Duration 150 hours Updated 13 May 2013 Register by 14 Oct 2013
In this course you’ll explore some of the experiences and the interactions with a wide range of adults that children encounter at nursery, school or...

Mentorship and assessment in health and social care settings

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Mentorship and assessment in health and social care settings Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University/Karen Parker
Advanced Level Duration 300 hours Updated 14 Apr 2013 Register by 05 Sep 2013
If you support and assess learners in practice in health and/or social care settings, this course will help you become a credible, effective, valued mentor.The...