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Introducing social work: a starter kit
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social work: a starter kit

...systems, and they must have developed high-level skills for understanding and working with people. Above all, social workers need to think carefully and have a clear view about what exactly social work ‘is’, because maybe more than many other professional roles, social work’s place and role in society is usually far from settled. Indeed, it is often contested, in...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Developing business ideas for drone technologies Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing business ideas for drone technologies

...systems cannot cope. And in this way, drones can play a role. And this role will be actually investigated within this project. KATERINA KASIMATI: I would like to highlight why developing new business ideas from drones is a game changer. First of all, drones redefine how industries operate, we're optimising processes, and of course, making these processes more efficient...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Legal skills and debates in Scotland Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Legal skills and debates in Scotland

...system vary. The role and function of law is often in the news and much debated. Whether law is used to protect, regulate, uphold rights, challenge authority, resolve disputes or govern, it is central to society. In this week you are encouraged to explore your own thoughts and views about law and the legal system. Later weeks will build on this by considering different...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Tamsin Edwards - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tamsin Edwards - Stories of Change

...system, what their strengths are and also what their weaknesses are. RH: There’s a group of people come on the scene in recent years who call themselves the Lukewarmers, they’re obviously very interested in modelling. Can you tell us about them; who are they and your relations with them? TE: Well it’s their nice catchy name, isn’t it, Lukewarmer, you’ve got to...
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Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mindfulness in mental health and prison settings

...system doesn’t address some of the serious problems with this system, such as class and race injustices around who is incarcerated . It does little to address the questions over whether imprisonment is effective at rehabilitating people, and whether it is appropriate treatment for people who are, themselves, often the victims of serious abuse. If one of the key aims of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Social work law and UK regulation
Society, Politics & Law

Social work law and UK regulation

...system: civil and criminal. Each branch has distinct procedures and terminology. Civil proceedings are generally concerned with disputes between what are termed ‘legal persons’ (which includes human and non-human entities, such as companies and agencies). Criminal law normally involves a proceeding brought by the state against one of its citizens. Although there are...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Introduction to child psychology
Education & Development

Introduction to child psychology

...systemic issues as well. I’ll give you a concrete example of a young person who has been on my caseload up until recently. It’s a young person in a mainstream school who has a diagnosis of Williams Syndrome. Young people with Williams Syndrome are usually very sociable and socially motivated. They can be lots and lots of fun to be around and they’re very driven to...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
You and your money
Money & Business

You and your money

...system costing £1000. (We’ll assume that Philip cannot simply fund it out of his monthly budget.) In order to finance the purchase, options would include: using existing savings building up savings first, and purchasing the item later using a mixture of savings and debt taking out a debt of £1000. [Philip wants a new music system] Figure 10 Philip wants a new music...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs