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About Transition to Higher Education in Northern Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

About Transition to Higher Education in Northern Ireland

...wellbeing and mental health, or student life – and by subject area to get access to the resources you need. It doesn’t matter which university or college you’re going to, or even if you haven’t made your mind up yet -you can use all of the resources on our hub to find out more about university life. Take a look around and explore all of the different support on...
Introducing professional practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing professional practice

...mental health providers with an aim to explaining everyday practices and ideas for the future. Material is taken from The Open University course K114 Introducing professional practice... Introducing professional practice A short introduction to this album. A day in the life of a hospital ward: Ward Sister A Ward Sister describes a typical day for her A day in the life of...
Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology

...Mental health and community qualification. Technology is everywhere, and mobile phones have become an essential part of everyday life. According to Ofcom’s 2017 figures, 94% of adults in the UK own a mobile phone; and over three-quarters of those are smartphones. And while mobile phones were originally designed to facilitate phone calls on the go, Deloitte’s mobile...
Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye
Health, Sports & Psychology

Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye

...Mental Health, and Dr Erica Borgstrom, Lecturer in End of Life Care, all from the Faculty of WELS School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care, have begun to explore the experiences of children and young people’s death anxiety as a result of COVID-19, and the impact of the pandemic and death on staff working in long term care establishments, and how grief was reported in...
Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal
Education & Development

Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal

...wellbeing and development The National Institute for Health and Care Research (no date) has emphasised the need to promote equality, diversity and inclusion when undertaking research, particularly to address long-standing social and health inequalities. Research should be informed by the diversity of people’s experiences and insights, so that it will lead to the...
An Untimely Death on Passchendaele Ward
Health, Sports & Psychology

An Untimely Death on Passchendaele Ward

...mental health, especially those who have experienced it. 'An untimely death on Passchendaele Ward' is written and performed by members 'The Orphans of Beulah' - a theatre group consisting of mental health service users and survivors. It is a modern day farce focusing on life in a Mental Health Institution. A death on the the ward leads to a lot of ......
Critical social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critical social work practice

...Mental Health centre in Lithuania talk about their qualifications and why they became social workers and what their work involves at the centre. Social work skills in a polyclinic setting A look at the various methods of assessment and consultation that two social workers in a mental health centre use and the skills they believe are needed in the role. Working in a South...
Get outdoors and get active
Health, Sports & Psychology

Get outdoors and get active

Designed to inspire outdoors activity while you carry on learning, our fun ideas cover a range of subjects from nature, psychology and astronomy, to health and wellbeing. Take a digital detox from screens and notifications with OpenLearn.