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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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South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future
What does it mean to be a young adult when this involves caring for a parent or other family member? Via animations and short articles, South Asian young adult carers share their experiences of navigating education, culture and faith as they transition to adulthood, as part of the SATTA research at The Open University.
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An introduction to the Social Work Hub
Whether you’re starting out, developing your practice or planning your next qualification, the Social Work Hub brings together expert-led learning in one accessible place - as this article explains.
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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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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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What is it like to research death and loss?
Three members of the Centre for Open Thanatology share their insights, experiences and advice on death and loss.
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Political grief: understanding an emerging phenomenon
Can we feel grief about political events? Neil Thompson explores this question and how it may impact you.
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Warming winters: How will the Winter Olympics adapt?
The ongoing impact of climate change on one of the biggest sports events in the world...
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Children and young people's mental health: a collection of free resources
Explore our collection of free resources focusing on the issue of mental health and wellbeing when it comes to children and young people.
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How can I support bereaved neurodivergent children?
Erica Borgstrom and Jon Rainford share how you can help bereaved neurodivergent children with some guidance and advice.
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Milano Cortino Winter Olympics 2026 – let the slipping and sliding commence!
Simon Rea previews the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy and looks at who in Team GB have the best chances of winning medals.
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Winter Olympics
Team GB will be looking be build upon recent successes at Winter Olympics, as the 2026 Games in Italy starts this month. You can dig deep into the Winter Olympics with our range of free resources.