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Making connections in end-of-life conversations: essential tips for professionals
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making connections in end-of-life conversations: essential tips for professionals

...families want from health and social care professionals at these times? In a diverse society, there are cultural and personal preferences in terms of communication expectations, with some patients and families preferring partial or even non-disclosure – this means they may not want to know all information or not in great detail. This animation suggests ways health and...
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Roman funerary monuments
History & The Arts

Roman funerary monuments

...families commemorated. Examining the type, scale, location, decoration, and epitaph of each tomb allows us to build up a detailed picture of a life lived thousands of years ago. This material forms part of The Open University course A219 Exploring the classical world... Roman funerary monuments An introduction to this album. Fragments as clues Thousands of ancient...
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Enabling parents to improve children’s services: Walking the Walk in Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Health, Sports & Psychology

Enabling parents to improve children’s services: Walking the Walk in Evelina London Children’s Hospital

...families, it’s often the small things that matter and make the most difference. We know too that staff want to get it right, but they don’t always have the insight to see what is really important and valued at such a time (Hardy, 2018). Working with Evelina London Children’s Hospital The walk-through involved two bereaved parents (recruited by the hospital) and two...
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The winding garden path: Radicalism amongst the flower beds
History & The Arts

The winding garden path: Radicalism amongst the flower beds

...family past. You know there's some "fellow traveller" thing going on there. And then also there's this organic sort of impetus on his part. Titchmarsh comes in and then after Titchmarsh we get Monty [Don] right? And what does Monty do? Monty has this extraordinary focus on the social possibilities of gardens, even doing a series where he tries to get damaged young people...
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What makes a good father?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What makes a good father?

...come in all shapes and sizes, and not all families include fathers. But when there’s a father or someone in the fathering role, we all have our own ideas about what makes a good dad. What does a man have to do to earn this title, and have our standards changed over time? Explore our interactive to learn more...[Screenshot from animation - What makes a good father?]...
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Let’s not talk about dying: Five reasons why people avoid planning for their end-of-life care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Let’s not talk about dying: Five reasons why people avoid planning for their end-of-life care

...family/friends who may be called on to help make decisions about your care if you cannot make those decisions yourself). 5: My family will make the decisions on my behalf [silhouette of a large family] This is a default position for many people, hoping that their family will make decisions for them if they are unable to. And this can work really well in some scenarios and...
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Biofuels
Science, Maths & Technology

Biofuels

...tree (living things). What carbon-containing compound do you think this arrow relates to? Answer The compound is gaseous carbon dioxide and it is used by the tree for photosynthesis. In Figure 2 there are many arrows depicting movement of carbon compounds from one place to another. For instance, when plants and animals die they may get buried in soil and eventually as...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Outdoor spaces for tiny humans
Education & Development

Outdoor spaces for tiny humans

...families. Attendees also shared their own personal experiences including examples of practice, and discussed principles to consider when facilitating outdoor and nature engagement for very young children and their families. The participants shared the professional and personal contexts which had influenced their interest in attending this session, including their...
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Video 45 mins