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Applying social work law to asylum and immigration
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law to asylum and immigration

...change and social justice, it would be logical to assume that social workers would also have significant obligations to provide services to asylum seekers and refugees, who seek refuge from human rights abuses, disasters, wars and other forms of persecution in their homelands. Asylum seekers and refugees are often among the most vulnerable and the poorest sectors of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Understanding and managing risk
Money & Business

Understanding and managing risk

...changed from around 2005/2006 as higher interest rates in the US triggered a sharp increase in defaults among customers – many of them with low incomes – who had borrowed funds to finance home purchases. This was the so-called ‘sub-prime’ debt crisis, where the term ‘sub-prime’ relates to the poor credit standing of those who had borrowed money. So the start...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Dirt, waste and revulsion: How cultures cope with leftovers and mess
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dirt, waste and revulsion: How cultures cope with leftovers and mess

...changing nappies, cleaning up and so on. [So] there you are - there's nothing universal. Amanda Vickery: Like [Proust] wouldn't it - it would be sniffing a nappy, it would bring back the infancy of your children. If you were so inclined. Martin Rowson: I'm just remindedit may apply to the monarch but it doesn't necessarily apply to your lover. There's a wonderful line...
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Article 30 mins
What do historians do?
History & The Arts

What do historians do?

...changing that knowledge or finding new ways (methods) towards understanding the past. Sometimes new fields or areas of academic historical research emerge but, as you will see here, they still build on broader established traditions of knowledge construction. You are now going to explore how this works with landscape history. You will see how historians use cultural...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Can we get to a world without suicide?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can we get to a world without suicide?

...changes without fear or delay. It is a joined-up strategy that challenges old ideas about the ‘inevitability’ of suicide, stigma, and the idea that if a reduction target is achieved, the deaths on the way to it are somehow acceptable. “Even if you believe we are never going to eradicate suicide, we must strive towards that,” Mallen says. “If zero isn’t the...
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Article 15 mins
Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?
OpenLearn Ireland

Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?

...change and are tired of your relationship with food. To connect with your body and become friends with it again can be life changing in so many ways . How is our relationship with food formed?Eating behaviour shown on social media platforms appears divided, with many influencers sharing their exercise and restrictive eating behaviours and others showing how they indulge...
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Article 5 mins
Children and young people’s participation
Education & Development

Children and young people’s participation

...changes and new legislative initiatives. It is important to keep up to date, so get into the habit of regularly checking government and local government policy websites. Make sure that you are familiar with the policy on children’s participation in your own setting, and if you think that this is out of step with current legislation, then make this known and see if you...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Stefan Szymanski on the business of football
Money & Business

Stefan Szymanski on the business of football

...changed, the fundamentals of the business model have not. Clubs must risk money by hiring players in the expectation of success in competition – league and cup – which will in turn attract fans. Successful clubs can grow by improving the quality of their squad and by enlarging their stadium. Unsuccessful teams risk financial failure as revenues fail to match promised...
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Article 5 mins