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What is the Sport and Fitness Hub?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is the Sport and Fitness Hub?

...Introduction The OpenLearn Sport and Fitness Hub is a collection of free resources – courses, articles, interactives and videos – that explore many themes within sport and fitness. The Open University has offered formal learning in sport and fitness since 2008 and has also offered free learning through OpenLearn during this time. OpenLearn content has been developed...
Beginners’ Chinese
Languages

Beginners’ Chinese

...introduction to this album. Beginners Chinese: Pronunciation and tone Mandarin Chinese speech sounds and tones. Learn how to pronounce Chinese vowels, consonants and the four tones. Beginners Chinese: Numbers from zero to ten Learn to count from zero to ten in Chinese. Beginners Chinese: Greetings and names Greeting each other and asking about each other’s names....
Social care, social work and the law
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social care, social work and the law

...introduction to this album. Social workers and the law The legal implications surrounding social work are varied and intricate. Stewart Vernon defines and highlights the implications of training and the punitive aspects of the law. Children and the law Three practitioners discuss detailed aspects of the law when working with children, including public and private law,...
Social Care: Past and Present
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social Care: Past and Present

...introduction to this album. Changing communities in north Sheffield Introducing the two adjacent but distinct communities of Darnall and Tinsley in north Sheffield. Sheffield Health Action Zone Working with the community to improve individual and community welfare. Ethnic diversity in Sheffield communities Sheffield Social Services' dedicated Home Care Service for the...
The science of the mind: investigating mental health
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of the mind: investigating mental health

...introduction to this album. The Blackthorn Garden A typical day at Blackthorn Garden, a social enterprise venture which provides work placements for people with mental health problems. Talking about Blackthorn: the chief executive Jan Prior talks about how people are referred to Blackthorn, the importance of teamwork, and the overall aims of the enterprise. Talking about...
Working for health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Working for health

...introduction to this album. Radical midwives London midwives talk about their rebellion against new practices within the NHS, and why they set up the Association of Radical Midwives. Gene activists Activists challenge the safety claims and the science behind the commercial exploitation of GM technology. Surviving mental healthcare A member of the All Wales User/Survivor...
Audio 2 hrs 33 mins
Developing career resilience Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing career resilience

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation - which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Candles and campfires: creativity and the menopause transition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Candles and campfires: creativity and the menopause transition

...manager of mental health services, it shocks me how little I was ever taught about this process, experienced by everyone with female sex organs. Now I am making up for lost time educating and agitating. While positive for some, this transition can also be accompanied by grief at the loss of years of life that might have been better. Arts, talking, nature, sound, and low...