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Understanding research with children and young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding research with children and young people

...careful planning and involving them in the earliest stages possible. Even with the best intentions, adult perspectives are likely to be reflected in your results more than young people's. When choosing the methods for your research, think carefully about what is appropriate for the age range. Using online surveys may be useful, but getting the right tone can be a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Is Mental Health ‘All in the Mind’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is Mental Health ‘All in the Mind’?

...196 pages 129-136. Leach, J. (2015) Improving Mental Health through Social Support: Building Positive and Empowering Relationships. London: Jessica Kingsley. McManus, S., Meltzer, H., Brugha, T., Bebbington, P. and Jenkins, R. (2009) Adult Psychiatric Morbidity in England, 2007: Results of a Household Survey. London: NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care....
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Critical social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critical social work practice

...adults with severe mental health problems, and her views on the changes that occurred with the introduction of the Care Commission. Evaluating the Changing Lives report A look at social worker views of the Changing Lives report. Involving service users The involvement of service users in the Changing Lives report. Continuing involvement in Changing Lives A look at...
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Audio 2 hrs 49 mins
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

...care professionals...Transcript It is widely accepted by health and social care professionals that clear, explicit and open communication is always the best, including in contexts about life-threatening illness, injury or at the end of life. But is open and explicit information always what patients and families want from health and social care professionals at these...
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Have we got Wonga wrong? A defence of payday loans
Money & Business

Have we got Wonga wrong? A defence of payday loans

...care and debt collection. In some US states, payday loans have been abolished, and interest caps introduced in others. This is primarily due to predatory lending practices targeted at ex-military personnel and single parents. Transcript But the consumer profile of the payday loan customer in the UK is significantly different to customers in the US. According to IRN...
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Talking about loss: normalising grief with children
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about loss: normalising grief with children

...adults and wellbeing spaces. Resources to try Puppets: Often, talking through, or to a puppet or soft toy can seem less scary than speaking about our feelings on our own. The adult can use the puppet in several ways: Tell a story in which the puppet has lost a loved one, and encourage the child or class to help make the puppet feel better The puppet can also ask questions...
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Applied social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Applied social work practice

...care is one of the biggest decisions most people have to make in their lives. Focusing on staff and residents at Drummond Grange, the five video tracks in this album explore the organisational and personal aspects of the transition from independent living to residential care. It addresses the importance of selecting the right place for your needs and interests, finding...
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Co-production – challenges and opportunities for the Higher Education curriculum
Health, Sports & Psychology

Co-production – challenges and opportunities for the Higher Education curriculum

...An Emerging Evidence Base for Adult Social Care Transformation (researchgate.net). Ostrom, V. and Ostrom, E (1977) ‘Public Goods and Public Choices’ in E. S. Savas (ed.) Alternatives for Delivering Public Services: Toward Improved Performance. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. Social Care Institute for Excellence (SVI) (2022) Co-production, what it is and how to do it....
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