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How can acceptance and commitment therapy help carers in challenging times such as the COVID-19 pandemic?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can acceptance and commitment therapy help carers in challenging times such as the COVID-19 pandemic?

...Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a time of great stress for carers. They have endured decreased access to support services and social support, decreased time to look after themselves and difficulties maintaining the physical and emotional health of themselves and their loved one, in the face of national and local...
Grief during COVID-19: supporting our colleagues to return to work and thrive following loss
Health, Sports & Psychology

Grief during COVID-19: supporting our colleagues to return to work and thrive following loss

...health worker or a family member who had been unwell. Family members are left in a liminal state, having been informed of the death, until they are advised of the decision regarding disposal of the body of their loved one. Increased anxiety around death happening to someone else. The lack of compassionate physical touch around the time of death, as well as afterwards,...
The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK
History & The Arts

The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK

...public meetings, chaining herself to railings and smashing windows, ready to go to prison in the name of her cause (Figure 3). These things certainly happened, but they don’t tell the whole story of the struggle, which lasted for decades and drew support from people from all classes and regions. [This is a black and white photograph of a woman in early twentieth-century...
About Jumpstart University
Education & Development

About Jumpstart University

...health, or student life – and by subject area to get access to the resources you need. It doesn’t matter which university you’re going to, or even if you haven’t made your mind up yet – you can use all of the resources on our hub to find out more about university life and study. Take a look around and explore all of the different support on offer. Moving on to...
What is a Professional Doctorate?
Education & Development

What is a Professional Doctorate?

...Health and Social Care graduate) and Dr Pauline Lyseight-Jones (Doctorate in Education graduate) talk about their experiences of undertaking their doctoral studies. You may find that their experiences relate to your own professional context. Transcript In the following video students and supervisors explain the main characteristics of the Doctorate in Education at the...
Study online and find a subject that inspires you
Education & Development

Study online and find a subject that inspires you

...health and wellbeing Safeguarding in sport Introduction to English and Maths Fees and funding All undergraduate and postgraduate courses with The Open University can be found here and there's information on fees, funding and bursaries here. Nearly all of our undergraduate courses have no pre-entry requirements. The PFA NI can support you through degree level study, even...
Why this hub was created
Education & Development

Why this hub was created

...health. [This is a poster from a Black Lives Matter protest of 2020] A poster from a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020 We were also inspired by others who were making a stand against systemic racism. [A photograph of footballer Marcus Rashford kneeling on a football pitch] Marcus Rashford is among many footballers taking the knee before football games It was thought that...
OpenLearn and schools
Education & Development

OpenLearn and schools

...public or private, and records learning progress and achievements. All learners must be aged 13 or over in order to create an account with The Open University. There are no forums on OpenLearn courses but all learners with an account can do the following: leave a review for a course or comment on an article edit their OpenLearn profile. As a teacher, you can use our...