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The caring manager in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The caring manager in health and social care

...caring manager in health and social care, particular attention will be paid to stress and change, the relationship between stress and organisational change, and the ways in which management can lead with a caring face in the context of ongoing organisational change in health and social care...In this free course, The caring manager in health and social ......
South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future
Health, Sports & Psychology

South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future

...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...Introduction Dr. Geraldine Boyle and her colleagues are carrying out research into...
Community Social Care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Community Social Care

...care, help and support that they need. The 16 tracks on this album look at numerous circumstances within the community - from the different ways of schooling young people with visual impairment, to fuel poverty, homelessness and the charity Mencap. The material forms part of The Open University course K202 Care, welfare and community... Community Social Care A short...
Audio 2 hrs 32 mins
Introducing relational care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing relational care

...adult care sector. It provides benefits not only for older people but also all those involved in their care. This free course is for providers, managers and staff of older adult residential and day care facilities. It explains what relational care means and how relational care practice can be introduced or extended. Studying this ......
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
An overview of wound care
Health, Sports & Psychology

An overview of wound care

...Care Act 2008: Code of Practice for Health and Adult Social Care on the Prevention and Control of Infections and Related Guidance helps NHS bodies plan and implement how they prevent and control HCAIs (Department of Health, 2009). It states that there is a duty to provide and maintain a clean and appropriate environment for healthcare; the Department of Health has...
Not intervening as a form of care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Not intervening as a form of care

...care...Transcript Have you ever heard the phrase “I’m afraid nothing more can be done” in the context of health care? Perhaps on television, or if you’ve been caring for someone undergoing treatment. Even if it is said with genuine sympathy, the problem is that it can suggest resignation or failure. However, we have identified this as a moment not when everything...
Social care in the community
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social care in the community

...adult social care complaints [Online]. Available at www.lgo.org.uk/news/2012/jul/lgo-reports-key-emerging-trends-adult-social-care-complaints/ (Accessed 8 January 2014)...Social care in the community: Acknowledgements - Except for third party materials and otherwise stated in the acknowledgements section, this content is made available under a Creative Commons...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Approaching leadership with care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Approaching leadership with care

...caring adult – because you demonstrate that care by keeping them safe and helping them learn. So, I guess my whole purpose is underpinned by an ethic of care, which is a strength, but also something I might need to work on to develop my confidence at work.’ ‘My current ‘position’ is grandmother, and I look after my grandchildren while their parents are at work....
Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs