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What can I do about my mental health when I don’t have the support I need?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What can I do about my mental health when I don’t have the support I need?

...counselling or psychotherapeutic support [Hands with 'you're not alone in this' written on them] Counselling and other forms of psychotherapeutic support should be available in your area, although there are often costs associated with this and there can be waiting lists for those provided by the NHS. Some areas have free or low-cost counselling services provided by the...
Gene testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Gene testing

...counselling...Gene testing: 1.1.1 Genetic counselling - In the UK and many other countries, genetic testing is provided by the National Health Service (NHS) or its equivalent, only after patients have undergone genetic counselling. This is defined as the provision of information and advice about inherited disorders, and includes helping people to: Understand medical...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings

...counselling clients and prisoners, and also looks at some of the criticisms mindfulness has received in recent years...This free course, Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings, introduces the key ideas and practices of mindfulness, describes how it is helping counselling clients and prisoners, and also looks at some of the criticisms mindfulness has received in...
Jury Hub Conversation: Hannah Fawcett, Matt Brooks, Hayley Ness
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Hub Conversation: Hannah Fawcett, Matt Brooks, Hayley Ness

...Counselling and Psychotherapy, BSc Forensic Psychology, and BSc Psychology with Foundation Year. Her teaching is focused on the BSc Forensic Psychology programme where she leads and teaches units, and supervises dissertation student projects. Hannah Fawcett's research interests lie in the provision of witness evidence. She is particularly interested in how evidence is...
I-SPY: Find out more about the research on Internet infidelity
Health, Sports & Psychology

I-SPY: Find out more about the research on Internet infidelity

...Counseling & Therapy for Couples and Families. http://oro.open.ac.uk/45755/ The rapid development of Internet and social networking services in the last decade have augmented the possibilities to engage in activities online that can be classified as infidelity and introduced new challenges into the practice of couple and sex therapists. Building on Hertlein and Piercy’s...
Embedding mental wellbeing in higher education through inclusive curricula and pedagogy
Education & Development

Embedding mental wellbeing in higher education through inclusive curricula and pedagogy

...counselling and mental health services. Focusing on distance learning, my study investigates the barriers to mental wellbeing when studying and achieving their goals that students experience. I am using a mixed-methods approach and have split my project into three stages: 1) Identifying barriers Semi-structured interviews with students who have experienced mental health...
Can your friend be your therapist?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can your friend be your therapist?

...Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) explains that: 'Counselling and psychotherapy are umbrella terms that cover a range of talking therapies. They are delivered by trained practitioners who work with people over a short or long term to help them bring about effective change or enhance their wellbeing.’ So a therapeutic relationship is concerned with working towards...
Narratives of COVID
Health, Sports & Psychology

Narratives of COVID

...At A Loss Signposting website and online bereavement counselling for anyone bereaved and those supporting them. Grief chat: online Monday – Friday 9am – 9pm If you are an Open University student you can access support via TogetherAll (see your StudentHome page) and if you are a member of staff, you can access Wellbeing+ support via the Employee Assistance Programme....