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Celebrate Social Work Week with OpenLearn...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Social Work Hub
A collection of free courses and resources for personal and professional development for social work practitioners and students.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Exploring critical social work practice
What does it mean to be a critical social worker and how can adopting a critical approach improve outcomes for people that use services? This free course, Exploring critical social work practice will support you to question assumptions and navigate complexity as a critical social worker. Through practice scenarios and reflective activities, you ...
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Effective writing in professional social work practice
This free course, Effective writing in professional social work practice, will introduce you to the importance of writing in professional social work. It will develop your understanding of the different ways that writing forms an integrated part of professional practice in the UK. People are at the centre of writing in social work practice, ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
The social work phone-in: have your say
Can you decide who should be primarily responsible for care?
...as well as Neurodiversity Celebration Week 🫶
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Neurodiversity Collection
Challenge misconceptions about neurological difference, celebrate neurodiversity and advocate for an inclusive world. Our articles and free courses are here to help you understand neurodiversity more and discover support strategies, particularly during this Neurodiversity Celebration Week (16-22 March).
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Understanding autism
Learn about autism, one of the most challenging long-term conditions of the century. This free course, Understanding autism, introduces the autism spectrum, how it is experienced by individuals and families, and why it has become a global concern. The course explains how understanding of the autism spectrum and approaches to diagnosis and care ...
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The physical impacts of ADHD
ADHD affects more than focus – it can impact the body too. From unexplained bruises to chronic fatigue, these physical effects highlight why school and workplace accommodations should support overall wellbeing, not just productivity.
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Coaching neurodivergent athletes
This course is designed to improve the knowledge and understanding for anyone working with neurodivergent athletes in sport and exercise settings or with an interest in coaching neurodiverse athletes. Within the sport and exercise sector this may include those in coaching roles, as well as fitness instructors, personal trainers and wider ...
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