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Justice, fairness and mediation
Money & Business

Justice, fairness and mediation

...et al., 2010, p. 10) Unlike some of the more formal aspects of justice discussed earlier, restorative justice is an essentially informal approach to resolving and redressing disputes. As Eriksson argues: Restorative justice has been presented as a response to crime that promotes inclusive dialogue, acceptance of responsibility, reparation of harm, and rebuilding of...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Introducing social work: a starter kit
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social work: a starter kit

...et al. (2017, p. 2291) comment that ‘Social work is a discipline innately engaged in and influenced by the political and social context in which it is practised’. It is important therefore when considering the definitions and the delivery systems of social work, in the UK and beyond, to always take fully into account the cultural context and the models of individual,...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Sure, I know how to talk to people!
Money & Business

Sure, I know how to talk to people!

...et al. (2013), who developed their model of rapport based on coding many hours of police suspect interviews. The interpersonal circles they developed from this research are shown in Figure 2 below. [Described image] Figure 2 The adaptive and maladaptive interpersonal circles taken from Alison et al.’s (2013) ORBIT model (Observing Rapport Based Interpersonal Techniques)...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Understanding dyslexia Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding dyslexia

...et al., 2024); later on, another two physicians, Morgan and Hinshelwood (based on the work of German ophthalmologist Kussmaul, 1878) used the word to describe a kind of ‘word blindness’ where people had trouble reading. Wolf et al. assert that the first explanations were linked to the visual system. Nowadays, we know that dyslexia is not due to vision problems, but...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...et al., 2017) and between staff and students to support general study skills (van Beynen and Swenson, 2016)...Session 3: The most popular social platforms in Higher Education: 1.3 Facebook groups - Anyone, including you, can start a Facebook group. Groups can be limited to the network of students on your module, course, or institution, and the admins of the group can...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...et al., 1998). Why are such offences not reported? The same survey produced the following results (note, respondents could give more than one reason for not reporting a crime, so the total exceeds 100 per cent): 44 per cent of victims felt that the incident was not sufficiently serious; 33 per cent claimed that the police would not be able to do much about it; 22 per cent...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Obesity: balanced diets and treatment
Science, Maths & Technology

Obesity: balanced diets and treatment

...et al., 2001) used brain imaging techniques to visualize dopamine receptor availability in the brains of both normal weight and morbidly obese individuals (Figure 9a). They found significantly lowered dopamine receptor availability in the ventral striatum of the obese individuals. Activity 24a If dopamine receptor availability is lowered, what might be the effect on the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Starting with psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Starting with psychology

...et al, devised a number of split brain experiments using people who had had split brain surgery as participants and comparing their responses to people who had not had this surgery. In one experiment the split brain participant was blindfolded and given objects to explore with their left hand. Information from the left hand goes to the right hemisphere but speech is...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs