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An introduction to social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to social work

...education and social care and know what it feels like to be on the receiving end. As the ideas from the activity above begin to demonstrate, you will probably already have a wide range of things you know that are relevant to social work – maybe more than you expected! The Social Care Institute of Excellence is an independent charity that has been established to provide...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime Badge icon
Education & Development

Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime

...Education, Health and Housing) are devolved to the Welsh Government with the exception of youth justice. The Welsh Government’s formal adoption of the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) resulted in the incorporation of the convention into its domestic legislation. In youth justice this has led to practice and policy that emphasises...
Straen a phryder yn yr oes ddigidol: Ochr dywyll technoleg
Health, Sports & Psychology

Straen a phryder yn yr oes ddigidol: Ochr dywyll technoleg

...and cognition: A review of research exploring the links between mobile technology habits and cognitive functioning. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 605. Mae’r adnodd hwn yn rhan o ‘Gasgliad Llesiant ac Iechyd Meddwl’ wedi ei greu gan y Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru. Gallwch ddysgu mwy a dod o hyd i gyrsiau, erthyglau a gweithgareddau eraill ar dudalen hafan y casgliad....
A tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Education & Development

A tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu

...technology, not available at the time of his enthronement in 1986 as Archbishop of Cape Town, meant I swiftly received the news from my sister who lives in Cape Town. I shed tears of sadness for his grieving family and the loss to the world of a person whose courage, tenacity, love and humour helped change a nation for the better, influencing many around the world to...
Psychology around the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

Psychology around the world

...technology enabling her to work from home and to the flexibility of freelancing. A more rigid kind of work which required daily attendance in an office might block Ceri from paid employment. Similarly, her relationships and social life are, in part, made possible by the set-up of her environment and the people around her. Without disability benefits and the adaptations to...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Empowering communities
Money & Business

Empowering communities

...education, leading to a collective change in behaviour. (Ersing, 2003, p. 262) Activity 1 The meaning of empowerment Timing: Allow approximately 15 minutes What does ‘empowerment’ mean to you? Reflect for a few moments then note down your immediate thoughts and responses. Some points to consider might include: When you think of the term ‘empowerment’, do certain...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Reading evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Reading evidence

...educational achievement: working with numbers Social scientists have constructed gender categories and have examined in particular how children learn to use these categories. The question of how far these gendered identities influence children's behaviour in schools and, specifically, their achievement in examinations is one that is posed during such an examination. Until...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Forensic science and fingerprints
Health, Sports & Psychology

Forensic science and fingerprints

...technology has improved, a mechanical, quantitative measure like '16 matching characteristics' asks as many questions as it answers. Among them is the vital question of whether there are any major differences between the prints as well as the matches. The ideal solution is to be able to compare the whole of a print with one on a database with complete reliability. That is...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs