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Introducing relational care
Introducing relational care

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This free course was written by Professor Mary Larkin, Dr Manik Deepak-Gopina and Jenny Kartupelis.

The team wishes to thank the Hallmark Foundation [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] for funding this work and for their faith in its value.

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Course image: created for The Open University by Penny Mendonca Ltd

Introduction – Elderly women sat at table: Nancy Beijersbergen/Shutterstock.com

Section 1 – Caregiver with elderly woman: Jacob Lund/Shutterstock.com

Section 2 – Three sketches side by side: 1. Three people quilting, 2. People chatting in the garden, 3. Someone leaving a room saying ‘Bye’: Created for The Open University by Penny Mendonca Ltd

Section 3 – Care setting relationships illustration: Created for The Open University by Penny Mendonca Ltd

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Video 1:  courtesy Abbeyfield and Wesley https://www.abbeyfieldandwesley.org.uk/ index.html: https://www.abbeyfieldandwesley.org.uk/ houses/ supported-sheltered/ bangor-ballyholme/ bangor-ballyholme.html

Video 2 : ©The Open University

Video 3: ©The Open University

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Video 5: ©The Open University

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