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Are you a socially intelligent educational leader?
Education & Development

Are you a socially intelligent educational leader?

...resource allocation, curriculum design, or classroom practices – can either reinforce barriers to learning and understanding, or break them down. The socially intelligent leader is self-aware and focuses on understanding others, forging human connections, and fostering the talents of all. References Crawford, M. (2007) ‘Rationality and emotion in primary school...
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Understanding depression and anxiety
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding depression and anxiety

...resources to deal with difficult events than if they feel confident that they have the resources to cope. How is the concept of appraisal relevant to understanding and treating emotional disorders? First, it highlights the fact that unhelpful or unrealistic appraisals, rather than particular events or situations in themselves, can cause stress. Second, it holds out hope,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study

...human dimension of sport. If you imagine a future when it were possible to engineer a bionic athlete let’s say in baseball, which is my favourite sport, who could hit every pitch for a home run of 600 feet it would be maybe an amusing spectacle but it wouldn’t be a sport. We might admire the pharmacists or the engineer but would we admire the athlete? We would lose...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Applying social work law to asylum and immigration
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law to asylum and immigration

...human rights abuses, disasters, wars and other forms of persecution in their homelands. Asylum seekers and refugees are often among the most vulnerable and the poorest sectors of society. However, statutory social work is limited by law, and in some respects, in its ability to address the obvious needs of this group. Legislation relating to immigration and asylum issues...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The future of rural Ireland - nuances, scale and fighting back
OpenLearn Ireland

The future of rural Ireland - nuances, scale and fighting back

...resources. The success of these groups, according to CEDRA, has been in the identification of a specific need, the identification of potential and subsequently harnessing a network of pre-existing supports. Their adoption of an integrated and territorial approach to the challenge of economic development is seen as key to their success. In many ways, this prescription...
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A gift of life at the end of life
Health, Sports & Psychology

A gift of life at the end of life

...resources below. For health care professionals who have been motivated to join a profession focused on making people better, having conversations about organ donation can be challenging. It requires compassion, communication skills, and a family-centred approach to providing support. The Clare Fuller ‘Conversations about advance care planning’ podcast (episode 20)...
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The Who Are We? project
Society, Politics & Law

The Who Are We? project

...and activism show us a glimpse of another ‘We’? Most events were interactive and were also be seminars, learning labs and symposia. The full programme and further resources are available at: www.whoareweproject.com. You can still follow and engage with the project on social media (@WhoAreWe_2017 on Twitter and Instagram or, have a look at this Openlearn website....
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Golden Globe Ocean Race 2018
Science, Maths & Technology

Golden Globe Ocean Race 2018

...in this audio podcast. Transcript Antoine tells Pallavi how he came across The Open University and his study with the OU in this video. Transcript Follow Antoine on Soundcloud to hear his weekly calling into the GGR race offce: Explore our academic insights on the oceans, navigation and more Like oceans? Take it further Free resources: Our modules: Our qualifications:...
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