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Shifting notions of trauma-informed practice: from the individual to the organisation
Society, Politics & Law

Shifting notions of trauma-informed practice: from the individual to the organisation

...article explains the key principles of trauma-informed practice and how it is implemented in organisations such as the police...The concept of trauma-informed (TI) practice originated in healthcare and with the recognition that differing notions of trauma affect patients in unique ways. It has now become apparent that for individuals to provide a TI approach to their...
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Dancing to the rhythm of cultures
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Dancing to the rhythm of cultures

...article looks at the Flamenco, religious dances and more...[Image of spanish dancers' feet with brightly coloured skirts] Throughout history the people of Spain have expressed the richness of their culture through music and dance. Greek and Romans as well as subsequent groups of visitors recorded the presence of dancing practices in the Iberian Peninsula. The emergent...
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Universities, empires and refugees
Society, Politics & Law

Universities, empires and refugees

...Article 26(1) of the UN Declaration of Human Rights calls for equal access to higher education based on merit, rather than income or citizenship. Organisations like University of Sanctuary and Council for At-Risk Academics (CARA) seek to promote universities as a place of refuge for displaced and threatened scholars and students, in a world distorted by violence and...
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A history of child protection
Education & Development

A history of child protection

...of children's officers presided over local authority services, until reorganisation in the early 1970s brought child care and social services into a generic service with a single form of training. Residential homes were set up and staffed by local authorities. Once more there was a comfortable feeling that the problem was under control. Read more articles on childhood...
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Swearing today: have our attitudes changed?
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Swearing today: have our attitudes changed?

...article (with an associated film ‘Why do we swear?’) looks at attitudes towards offensive language. ...Are people more concerned about swearing in public life today than they were in the past? Or are we generally less fussed about it than we once were? Are we, in fact, mostly blasé about swearing on the television, in films, or when we hear it punctuating the speech...
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Sacrificial Metals
Science, Maths & Technology

Sacrificial Metals

...can be varied over a wide range. For any ratio, atoms of the two metals are evenly distributed through the structure and the properties of the overall structure are very dependent on that ratio. The hardness, strength and corrosion resistance of metals can often be ‘tuned’ by carefully adjusting the proportions of elements in the alloy. Read more articles on metals...
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Identifying Values – Finding the Things that Matter the Most to You for the Way You Live and Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Identifying Values – Finding the Things that Matter the Most to You for the Way You Live and Work

...article should help you to identify which ones are most important to you...Values and cognitive dissonance Values are simply the things that are important to us, in the way we live and work: the characteristics and behaviours that motivate us and guide our decisions. They ‘should’ determine our priorities and, unconsciously, often tell us if our lives are the way we...
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Should communities be expected to help in death, dying and bereavement?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Should communities be expected to help in death, dying and bereavement?

...article is based on a panel discussion recorded on 24 January 2024. The panel was comprised of: Caroline Gibb (Community Development Lead at the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care); Dr Chantal Meystre (Director of The Omega Course) and Dr Guy Peryer (Lecturer and NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) East of England Palliative and End of Life Care Research...
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