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The benefits of outdoor green and blue spaces
Health, Sports & Psychology

The benefits of outdoor green and blue spaces

...caring for someone with additional physical or psychological needs that can be stressful, and it is well established that carers sometimes do not prioritise their own physical and emotional needs. One of the key ways of maintaining wellbeing is having the opportunity to leave the house and spend time outdoors, ideally while doing a little exercise as well. A lot is known...
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Is your social media use impacting your future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is your social media use impacting your future?

...care professionals must make sure that they are able to justify their actions and decisions, work for the best interests of their service users and work within the confines of their employer policy. This is part of being ‘responsible’ and ‘accountable’ for actions and decisions. It is therefore important to be mindful of your digital footprint, particularly from a...
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Supporting young trans people’s rights to health and happiness
Education & Development

Supporting young trans people’s rights to health and happiness

...care for children and young people experiencing distress relating to their gender identity. On the other side were Keira Bell, a 23-year-old woman who was prescribed puberty blockers at the age of 16 when identifying as a trans boy, and has since detransitioned, and Mrs A, the parent of an anonymous trans 15-year-old. The case revolved around access to puberty blockers, a...
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Article 10 mins
At a loss
Health, Sports & Psychology

At a loss

...the choice they did. A senior pathologist explains the need for post mortems, and an Anatomical Pathology Technologist describes the significance of her role in the mortuary as part of bereavement and clinical care... At a loss In this audio documentary, parents who consented to post-mortem, and parents who did not, talk about the circumstances of their child’s death....
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Audio 18 mins
The Mill on the Floss
History & The Arts

The Mill on the Floss

...adults they became estranged. He was unwilling to accept her unconventional relationship with the critic and philosopher George Henry Lewes. Being shunned by her brother was the tragedy that motivated so much of The Mill on the Floss and its focus on the fractured relationship between Tom and Maggie Tulliver - one of English fictions most powerful female protagonists. The...
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What is socialisation? The one minute guide
Education & Development

What is socialisation? The one minute guide

...life. Socialisation is also a long, drawn-out process and in some respects can continue throughout our whole lifetime: for example when adults find themselves interacting with people from unfamiliar cultures. Even when we join a new social group in our own culture there may be a need to adjust to new ways of behaving. (Image: kangheubo) Read more articles on childhood...
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Mental health in society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health in society

...care you would associate with the word ‘patient’). A further implication is that service users or clients exercise choice over which services to use – in the same way one might engage a lawyer or an accountant to meet a particular need. Indeed, it is because such terms are in general use that they seem more neutral and carry less social stigma than the idea of...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development
Health, Sports & Psychology

Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development

...adults working within health and social care settings are able to recognise and respond appropriately to mental illness in adolescence. This stage is critical for laying down foundations for healthy emotional and social habits that are crucial for positive mental wellbeing at this age and beyond. Good mental health can help protect an adolescent from emotional and social...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs