Health, Sports & Psychology
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Develop your knowledge, skills and practice with free CPD resources for health and social care professionals.
Society, Politics & Law
Care before profit: working as a cleaner in a care home during the Covid-19 pandemic
...care sector, both public and private, were at the forefront in the fight against COVID-19 following the outbreak across Scotland in early 2020. Jacky Yuill was part of that fight and shares her story...Find out more about The Open University's Social Sciences courses Background[GMB scotland banner stating fair pay for covid heroes]Working in already incredibly difficult...
Education & Development
CARE-KNOW-DO: From Caring About Our Planet to Shaping Its Future
...caring about the planet to feeling able to shape its future...Young people are growing up with a long list of worries: rivers that flood one year and run dry the next, species disappearing from familiar places, plastic in the sea, widening inequality, and technologies changing faster than anyone can explain. Young people become aware of these problems early in life, but...
Health, Sports & Psychology
A linguistic toolkit for health and social care
Apply the findings of our linguistic research to situations you, or someone you know, might find themselves in. Explore different advising strategies in three real-life scenarios in this interactive...[The family are dining together at a table] Click on the image above, to start your interactive experience... INSTRUCTIONS: For best results, use a modern web browser....
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Education & Development
Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health
...adults have a duty of care to all learners but can often feel under-confident when their learners experience mental health challenges which in turn impact on their learning. This course can help build educator confidence, and enable educators to ensure that adult learners have access to receive the right support at the right time. The Open University is delighted that the...
Health, Sports & Psychology
Social media and networks in health and social care
...adult...Social media and networks in health and social care: 2 The internet, social media and me - In the digital age, almost all of us have a ‘digital footprint’. Your digital footprint is the data that you leave behind when you engage with the internet; this can be social media ‘likes’, posts, pictures or email. In other words, we have some information about us...
Health, Sports & Psychology
Digital innovation in social care and social work
...care for older people and younger adults in England, 2015 to 2035’, PSSRU discussion paper (DP2900). London: Personal Social Services Research Unit, London...Digital innovation in social care and social work: Acknowledgements - This free course was written by Lucy Rai. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made...
Health, Sports & Psychology
Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities
...care for an adult or a sibling with learning disabilities who is middle aged or older? Is the advice and support you need hard to come by? Do you have concerns and questions about the future care of your family member? Whether you are a parent or sibling caring for a relative with a learning disability, this free course, Caring for an older family member with learning...
Level 1: Introductory
4 hrs