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Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime Badge icon
Education & Development

Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime

...Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 allowed Scotland to take its own path with these principles. They have proved durable, distinctive and effective. The next activity provides an opportunity to find out more about how they work. Activity 2 The Children’s Hearings system in Scotland Timing: Allow approximately 20 minutes for this activity Spend 15 minutes exploring the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Critical criminology and the social sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Critical criminology and the social sciences

...social work and public health. At The Open University, students focus on a specific strand of criminology often referred to as ‘critical criminology’. This strand of criminology became increasingly popular in the mid 1960s, as a number of seminal criminologists shifted their attention away from the search for the causes of crime, and towards a more critical...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Race and Youth Policy: working with young people
Education & Development

Race and Youth Policy: working with young people

...social policy, how it works as a mechanism of persuading people to behave in specific ways, its role in shaping our understandings of young people, and the role practitioners can play in mediating and influencing policy. In particular, this course will examine the racialisation and criminalisation of youth social policy as it pertains to Black and Muslim Asian British...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging

...social work file can give you so much. But actually sitting down with someone who's been there and been the active and responsible person for that period of time is the best way to get information. WOMAN So if you don't take time to find out, you are more ready to jump into conclusions. But it’s you that needs to make effort. When you show effort to communicate with...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Developing career resilience Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing career resilience

...Social support – building good relationships with people at work and seeking support and help from them in dealing with problems. Adaptability – understanding and reflecting on your failures, being open to new ideas and situations and managing stress. Purposefulness – having clear goals and focussing on them no matter what setbacks occur. Access the quiz here as one...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing relational care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing relational care

...Social Work courses and qualifications. The authors of this course wish to thank the Hallmark Foundation for funding this work and for their faith in its value. [Hallmark Foundation. Age well, every step of the way.]...Introducing relational care: Introduction - Much of the news about communities of care for older people is grim. For the sector: a soaring level of staff...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)

...work of nurses is supported by health care assistants, and in social work personal assistants provide support to children in care (‘looked-after children’). Ian Kessler (2002) suggests the following reasons for these developments: In many areas of the UK, there have been growing problems recruiting and retaining qualified professionals such as nurses and teachers....
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Collaborative problem solving for community safety
Money & Business

Collaborative problem solving for community safety

...work. Doctors, social workers, nurses, teachers and police officers are all supposed to be what are known as ‘reflective practitioners’. This means that they are supposed to learn from what went well, and from their mistakes, to ensure that they become better at what they do. The need for such reflection actually applies to a very wide range of work. Would you like to...
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Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs