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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...
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...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
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....
Audio 18 mins
Betty Luckham: celebrating the activism of a pioneering Windrush woman
History & The Arts

Betty Luckham: celebrating the activism of a pioneering Windrush woman

...care for relatives of her mother who were in poor health. [This is a map of Guyana] Map showing the location of Guyana At 18, Betty entered the world of work, beginning in the Department of Transport and Harbours before joining the civil service in the Housing and Planning Authority. Here she took on the role of Women’s Housing Officer, interviewing families, and...
Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2

...care, as well as studies involving nurses, parents/carers and children and young people on their views of how children’s pain is managed. The challenges both parents and nurses encounter in managing children’s pain are discussed, focussing in particular on communication. The course includes three short animations conveying key messages on the management of...
Life-changing scholarships and bursaries at The Open University
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Life-changing scholarships and bursaries at The Open University

...Caring for those who care for others [Stock photo of a young Caucasian female, caring for an elderly Caucasian female ] The day-to-day life of an unpaid carer is incredibly challenging. By giving so selflessly to others, unpaid carers are often forced into unemployment or have to give up on their dreams of higher education. The Carers Scholarship Fund offers unpaid carers...
Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice
Education & Development

Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice

...adult literacy seem to highlight the connection between economic development and low adult literacy rates. [Described image] (UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2014) Figure 1 World youth literacy map However, we also noted that, as indicated by Leach (2014), developing literacy for all in an empowering way and for social betterment is not a straightforward, unproblematic...
Can we get to a world without suicide?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can we get to a world without suicide?

...Care, one of the specialist mental health trusts already applying a zero strategy. His plans are at an early stage, but he is setting out to create a Zero Suicide foundation. He wants it to identify good practices across the 55 mental health trusts in England and create a new strategy to be applied everywhere. The zero approach is a proactive strategy that aims to...