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Applied social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Applied social work practice

...like home. A resident talks about how he keeps in contact with his family and the ways in which Drummond Grange offers him comfort and personal fulfilment Care Planning Care planning is a vital part of making the transition from independent living to residential care. Three residents explain how the ever changing programme of activities can offer valuable new options....
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Introducing Health Sciences: Trauma, Repair and Recovery
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Health Sciences: Trauma, Repair and Recovery

...and outlines the help her occupational therapist has offered. Motorcycle Accident Robert remembers life before his accident, explains the extensive injuries he sustained, and reflects on how his life has changed irreversibly Surviving the Edgware Road Bomb Jaqueline remembers the traumatic events of July 2005 and reveals how therapy has helped her deal with her trauma....
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Ebusiness technologies: foundations and practice
Science, Maths & Technology

Ebusiness technologies: foundations and practice

...changing the way businesses operate internally and externally. The seven video tracks examine a Tesco supply chain and present an insider's view of web services in a variety of environments - including IVIS (creators of Tesco direct), Deutsche bank and IBM. This material forms part of the course T320, Ebusiness technologies: foundations and practice... Ebusiness...
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About Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

About Earth In Vision

...Change project. He is a social scientist whose research engages with environmental history, policy and politics. George Revill is a Senior Lecturer in Geography at The Open University and a research investigator on Earth in Vision. He is an historical-cultural geographer with a particular interest in landscape. Kim Hammond trained and has worked as both an environmental...
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Should boys be taught about periods and the menstrual cycle at school?
Education & Development

Should boys be taught about periods and the menstrual cycle at school?

...change, schools needs to be more open about the importance of menstruation and they need to be more sympathetic towards the stigma girls face. For a start, schools should provide resources and information that girls can access. This will help them understand – rather than feel scared and fearful – what is happening to their bodies during puberty. This is one step...
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Tim Peake’s spacewalk is no stroll in the park
Science, Maths & Technology

Tim Peake’s spacewalk is no stroll in the park

...change a bit of kit is easy and may just take five minutes. Unless the bolt is buried deep within the car engine, or is underneath on the chassis. Then you’ll have to go outside. It’s winter, it’s cold, you put on an old coat, maybe a woolly hat, and prepare to meet the DIY challenge. An hour later, back indoors, nice cup of tea, job done. These scenarios assume you...
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Perilous past-time of poison
Health, Sports & Psychology

Perilous past-time of poison

...changed in Shipman’s favour that questions started to be asked. Shipman never did confess to murder and committed suicide in prison in 2004, after his conviction for the murders of just 15 of his victims. As a result of the Shipman case, wide-ranging legislation was introduced in an attempt to ensure that this was never repeated. This included changes in the...
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Modernist architecture: Roots (1920-1929)
History & The Arts

Modernist architecture: Roots (1920-1929)

...changes which characterised the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the twentieth. Cities in the western world were expanding. This urbanisation called for a new approach to building- new technologies would have to be embraced, offering cheaper, more efficient means of satisfying a larger population and a growing number of industrial clients. In the United...
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