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Social care in the community
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social care in the community

...social care and how it works, we begin with a case study. This is Ann and Angus’s story: Activity 1 Getting to know Ann, Angus and their family Timing: Allow about 45 minutes To bring the subject of family care to life, you are about to listen to a case study in the form of an audio drama. This will bring out issues vividly – you’ll hear tensions mounting and be...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
What is The Social Contract?
History & The Arts

What is The Social Contract?

...social contract' keeps society functioning, as Jon Pike explains...A good way to understand the idea of a social contract is to think about different sorts of obligation. What can make it the case that I am morally obliged to perform an activity? The basis for obligation Take the case of a dutiful son, who looks after his aged and infirm parents. Why is it that the son is...
Community Social Care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Community Social Care

...social issues, and it is the job of social workers to ensure that they are getting the best care, help and support that they need. The 16 tracks on this album look at numerous circumstances within the community - from the different ways of schooling young people with visual impairment, to fuel poverty, homelessness and the charity Mencap. The material forms part of The...
Audio 2 hrs 32 mins
Health and Social Care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Health and Social Care

...Social Care suggestions for YASS students...You are not restricted to these suggestions and should select OpenLearn courses to suit your interests and learning goals. To find out what other courses are available visit Free short courses from the Open University | OpenLearn - Open University. [A thick black arrow points to the left to show that you can click here to go...
An introduction to the fascinating work and career options open to people with a social psychology qualification
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to the fascinating work and career options open to people with a social psychology qualification

Where can social psychology take you? Here four psychologists tell us about their career journey and other work options open to people studying social psychology...Transcript Interested? To find out more about the OU’s BSC (Honours) Social Psychology and how to apply, visit our qualifications site or try our OpenLearn Social Psychology and Politics Course
Working with children and families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Working with children and families

...social levels. This material forms part of The Open University course K204 Working with children and families... Working with children and families A brief introduction to this album. Families and origin Husband and father Calvin Wilkes discusses his attitudes to family life and living as part of a second-generation immigrant family. Life as a single parent Three...
Work and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Work and mental health

...working musician is a valued social position. What factors contributed to Nick and Louis becoming unwell? You need to pay attention to both what Nick and Louis say and what they imply. Louis’ lifestyle as a chef – long hours, little time off, the need for perfectionism – undermined his mental health. For Nick the uncertainties of living as a jazz musician...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Working in groups and teams
Money & Business

Working in groups and teams

...social unit. He suggests that for both of these to work effectively teams need to: review objectives and find ways of achieving them reflect on the ways in which the team provides support to members, how conflicts are resolved and what the social climate of the team is like. West has developed a questionnaire, set out in Box 9, to measure how well these two factors are...
Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs