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Freeing people caught between life and death
Health, Sports & Psychology

Freeing people caught between life and death

...data-processing resources, our ancestors evolved a brain that can focus on that approaching spear or lurking lion rather than a broad sweep of savannah landscape. One can think of it as a spotlight of attention that illuminates key sensory information in the brain, which then enters into conscious awareness. This is the mind’s spotlight on the outside world, with...
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Article 15 mins
Vaccination
Science, Maths & Technology

Vaccination

...data from BCG studies show highly variable levels of protection, this has been one of the most widely used of all vaccines – not least because it is cheap. However, it was only with the publication of the complete genome of M. tuberculosis in 1998 that it became clear exactly what the process of attenuation had done. Early in the development of the BCG strain, the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Supporting social work learners: practice educator refresher (England)
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting social work learners: practice educator refresher (England)

...Data Protection Regulations. (A7) Contribute to the learning and development of the agency as a learning organisation. This may include encouraging the student to make links with others in the team by working alongside, making presentations and contributing to team resources. It may also include showing leadership by helping to review and improve the provision, policies...
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Free course 8 hrs
Challenging ideas in mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Challenging ideas in mental health

...analysis of ‘patient homicides’ in the UK (from 1997 onwards) was conducted, certain key features were identified. Specifically, substance misuse was usually a factor, around half of the ‘patients’ were not receiving the mental health care intended for them and the ‘patients’ were also at high risk of being a victim of homicide (Appleby et al., 2018)....
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime Badge icon
Education & Development

Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime

...analysis was that criminal courts make things worse and were best avoided...Session 1: Children or criminals?: 7 This session’s quiz - Well done – you have reached the end of Session 1. You can now check what you’ve learned this session by taking the end-of-session quiz. Session 1 practice quiz Open the quiz in a new tab or window by holding down Ctrl (or Cmd on a...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

...Analysis of the data collected in response to the six explicit questions did indeed reveal that the participants who read the Twilight chapter tended to self-identify more with the traits associated with vampires (e.g. being able to jump higher than average) and those that read the Harry Potter chapters tended to identify more with the traits associated with wizards (e.g....
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits Badge icon
Education & Development

Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits

...data, art, and she was a student of natural history from a young age. She was also interested in geology, archaeology, entomology, and mycology. "What was rare was how Potter used her gifts in diverse areas, from stories for children and animal husbandry to the preservation of land, farms, and watersheds in the English Lake District," Lear, 2007. Albert Einstein, the most...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Internships and other work experiences Badge icon
Money & Business

Internships and other work experiences

...analysis to identify them. Then think about what your friends and family would consider your strengths to be, and spend a few minutes reflecting on these. These are just some of the ways you can build self-confidence. To find out more, see the article that accompanies this video. [MUSIC PLAYING] Video 5 Activity 4 Building self confidence Timing: Allow about 20 minutes...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs