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Supporting and developing resilience in social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting and developing resilience in social work

...think about resilience for yourself as a social worker, in Activity 1 you will see three videos featuring Cassie, a children and family social worker. In the first video you will see a snapshot from a typical day in a busy children’s social work team and a referral that comes in concerning an allegation of sexual abuse by a grandfather. This is the sort of very...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Non-existent countries
Society, Politics & Law

Non-existent countries

...think countries that don’t exist tell us about this tension. Dr Nick Middleton Yes, well here we are sitting in the European Union and it’s a grand political experiment isn't it, about doing away with internal borders and they’ve been done away to varying extents. And that’s in tune with a sort of more trans-national and international view of the planet where...
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Audio 10 mins
An introduction to energy resources
Nature & Environment

An introduction to energy resources

...system whose primary energy source is coal. Useful electrical energy delivered to the home is much less than the primary energy used in generating it. This is due to losses through inefficiency at the power station, in transmission and in running household appliances. It is important to remember that the primary energy released by all forms of energy resources is not the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
What's in your toolbox?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What's in your toolbox?

...think of psychological flexibility using the analogy of a tree branch. Flexibility allows the branch to sway in the wind without breaking. The characteristic of returning to its original position is called resilience, and it is reasonable to think of psychological flexibility and psychological resilience as being similarly related. The former is the ability to move, and...
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Article 10 mins
Justice, fairness and mediation
Money & Business

Justice, fairness and mediation

...think justice means. Type your ideas in the box below. Comment If you looked up the word ‘just’ in a dictionary you would find it defined along the lines of fairness or impartiality in action or judgement, conforming to high moral standards, namely honest, legally valid, unbiased, reasonable and rightful. This is not an exhaustive list and your definitions will vary....
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness

...think interacting with others should be completely intuitive, we'll offer you a range of activities which will suggest how thinking about your communication approach is worthwhile. You will interpret video examples of communication where things go well and not so well, including peoples’ dialogue under pressure. Your assessment of these will help you begin to develop...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Connecting unseen dots
Education & Development

Connecting unseen dots

...thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration, which are all underpinned by a more democratic view of who and how we generate new thinking (including children and young people). In response to the final question, Mathew shared some initial findings from his research showing that what young people and students bring into the educational space is often...
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Video 25 mins
Mental health: Survivor suggestions
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health: Survivor suggestions

...thinking of all the positive things that may happen Get outside for at least 15 mins a day Put treats into your day: reading, watching a favourite TV programme Keep up with friends: find out how they are feeling, are they going through similar experiences to you? Often sharing feelings brings people closer together Don't be scared to take a day off if you feel you need to...
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Article 5 mins