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Start writing fiction
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction

...empathy. Narrator Here, writers discuss how they develop their fictional characters using a mixture of methodical research, accident and empathy. The speakers are Tim Pears, Monique Roffey, Alex Garland and Louis de Bernie`res. Tim Pears My first book was written from the point of view of a 13-year-old girl, and I never felt when I was writing it that I had to make some...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Supporting climate action through digital education
Education & Development

Supporting climate action through digital education

...empathy, eco-compassion or eco-caring (Hickman, 2020). According to Sharp and Hickman (2019), the challenges posed by climate change give our society an opportunity to develop emotional resilience, learning to act out of the emotions that we’ve often repressed in the past and using them to change the world. They suggest that there are three steps to take to address...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Supporting and developing resilience in social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting and developing resilience in social work

...empathy and hope. Emotionally intelligent people are said to be flexible, self-confident and co-operative, use coping strategies, and have good problem solving and decision-making abilities. Reflective ability Research indicates that the ability to reflect on one’s feelings and beliefs, and the position of others, is associated with having greater resilience to stress....
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
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Health, Sports & Psychology

Coaching others to coach

...empathy and active listening. It also takes time to bring about a change in behaviour, as shown by the white arrow, where time is measured relative to the speed of the relationship building process, however quickly or slowly it develops. In Alan’s story you can arguably hear the stairway model in action. The initial phase of building rapport and creating a positive...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
The family at the centre of early learning
Education & Development

The family at the centre of early learning

...empathy. [Described image] Figure 2 Cerys’s photograph from the London Eye They went to a restaurant in London’s China Town, where Cerys chose noodles, like her grandparents. When the owner asked the family what they would like to drink, her grandparents asked for Chinese tea. Cerys replied, ‘I would like some Chinese lemonade, please.’ [Described image] Figure 3...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?
Languages

Can talking two languages keep your brain healthy?

...empathy is thought to be because bilinguals are better at blocking out their own feelings and beliefs in order to concentrate on the other person’s. “Bilinguals perform these tasks much better than monolinguals – they are faster and more accurate,” says Athanasopoulos. And that suggests their executive systems are different from monolinguals’. In fact, says...
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Article 10 mins
Gene testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Gene testing

...empathy, communication skills, and patience are all likely to be valuable...Gene testing: 1.1.2 Pre-natal diagnosis - The type of genetic testing that the majority of us are most likely to come across is still pre-natal diagnosis (PND). This involves testing a fetus during pregnancy, to see whether it is likely to suffer from a number of different disorders — some...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Perspectives on social work: individual stories
Health, Sports & Psychology

Perspectives on social work: individual stories

...empathy, reliability and respect’ identified by Beresford (2012) as being what service users want from social workers – that is, the same kind of qualities one would expect in a trusted friend...Perspectives on social work: Individual stories: References - Beresford, P. (2012) ‘What service users want from social workers’, Community Care, Friday 27 April 2012...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs