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Why is childbirth a medical procedure?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is childbirth a medical procedure?

...managed within a medical model of childbirth. Reactions to medicalised birth Reactions to the medicalisation of birth have been various. For some women, the technology and surveillance that is brought to bear on the birthing body is welcomed as a comforting presence to help ensure that the baby remains safe and well. Whilst it is vital that we recognise this, it is worth...
What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?
Society, Politics & Law

What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?

...Informed Plymouth Network (no date) ‘Envisioning Plymouth as a Trauma Informed City’. Available at: https://traumainformedplymouth.org/key-documents/ Watson, L. and Andrews, L. (2018) ‘The Effect of Trauma Risk Management (TRiM) Program on Stigma and the Barriers to Help-Seeking in the Police’, International Journal of Stress Management, 24(4), pp. 348–56....
From dreams to reality: becoming a nurse and educator
Health, Sports & Psychology

From dreams to reality: becoming a nurse and educator

...manager and screaming down the phone. I had just woken up from a night shift! Panic set in again as I knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but I was determined to get through it. At last, my dream had come true. The Open University provided me with the opportunity to study to become a nurse, which I never thought was possible. The brick university route of education is...
Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality Badge icon
Money & Business

Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation - which also displays your Open University badge. This course is accredited by the CPD Standards Office. It can be used to provide evidence of continuing professional development and on successful completion of the course you will be...
Developing resilience in sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing resilience in sport

...manage your day. To lower my stress, that is certainly one way. Is there anything else I can do since little is left to snip? Can't I bolster my strength so nothing I need to clip? I indeed have another option to lift my every experience. That option is to smartly choose a life of resilience. [MUSIC PLAYING] Resilience trains my brain. Resilience helps my intention to...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Exploring anxiety
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring anxiety

...managed through effective interventions. While some people who experience mental illness may act in ways that are unexpected or appear different to others, these cannot be generalised. The behaviours or experiences associated with mental illness are not by ‘choice’. Equally, like anyone else, people with a history of mental ill health may make poor choices or behave...
Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Building relationships with donors
Money & Business

Building relationships with donors

...managing your work with them en masse. You must be able to construct forms of communication with donors which are both mass produced and personalised. You must provide opportunities for them to become more committed without pestering them or implying that they have not done enough. These considerations all involve some sensitive balancing acts...Building relationships...
Exploring Religion in London
History & The Arts

Exploring Religion in London

...manager, Maurice Bitton. Transcript Exploring Religion in London Bevis Marks Synagogue Narrator: Welcome to the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, in Bevis Marks here in the centre of London. The oldest surviving synagogue in this country, that is still in daily use. Our synagogue was built in 1701. It was built during the rebuilding of the city of London, after the great...