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Understanding autism Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding autism

...badge. Badged courses are a key part of The Open University’s mission to promote the educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. To complete a course you need to be able to find about 24 hours of study time, over a period of about 8 weeks. However, it is ......
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role
Health, Sports & Psychology

Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role

...badge. Badged courses are available on The Open University’s OpenLearn website and do not cost anything to study. They differ from Open University courses because you do not receive support from a tutor, but you do get useful feedback from the interactive quizzes. You can share your achievement with friends, family and employers, and on social media......
Understanding ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding ADHD

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course SK298 Brain, mind and mental health...Understanding ADHD: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define key terms in the field of ADHD describe the characteristics of ADHD and how they are used in diagnosis describe the patterns of prevalence of ADHD, including the reasons for...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Collective leadership
Money & Business

Collective leadership

...Open University course B208 Developing leadership. 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 survey. Once you complete the course we would also value your feedback and suggestions for future improvement, in ......
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Understanding research with children and young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding research with children and young people

...Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 2: What is research with children and young people?: Introduction - So far in your learning you have considered why research with and by children and young people is important. You have considered the importance, and value, of involving them in research that concerns them, their lives and issues directly...
Supporting and developing resilience in social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting and developing resilience in social work

...Open University course K315 Social work practice ...Supporting and developing resilience in social work: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: discuss why emotional resilience is important in social work practice and what skills and strategies are involved explore the support that social workers can expect from their managers, and how to...
Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings

...Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 1: Raising a concern: Introduction - In this session, you will learn why some people raise concerns to regulators. You will also understand why some people do not report their concerns to regulators. [A checklist with a green happy face, white neutral face and unhappy red face along side a pen]...Session...
Introducing relational care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing relational care

...Open University’s 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...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs