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Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents

...mental illness, learning disability, problem alcohol and drug use and domestic violence on children's safety & development 2nd Edition London: The Stationery Office Forrester, D. & Harwin, J. (2011) Parents Who Misuse Drugs & Alcohol: Effective Interventions in Social Work & Child Protection Chichester: John Wiley Kroll, B. and Taylor, A. (2003) Parental Substance Misuse...
Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!
Nature & Environment

Why we’re mapping a million trees and more!

...mental as well as physical well-being. With all these benefits, you might think that urban trees are well documented, cared for and protected, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Despite recent commitments to planting and spending on maintenance, urban trees are very poorly monitored and it’s not known whether the amount of urban tree canopy is increasing or...
Rugby: A sport for sampling or specialisation?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby: A sport for sampling or specialisation?

...mentally. Early sport specialisation may increase rates of overuse injury and sport burnout, showing higher training volumes to be a factor in injury with injuries more likely to occur during the adolescent growth spurt. Evidence also suggests that athletes who had early specialised training withdrew from their sport either due to injury or burnout from the sport. This is...
Scottish lecturers take strike action in campaign for fair pay
Society, Politics & Law

Scottish lecturers take strike action in campaign for fair pay

...mental health issues while developing new teaching materials and methods. At the same time, they juggled family and other commitments (often simultaneously). The one-off payment was therefore seen by many lecturers as a slap in the face, an insult. [A group of lecturers picketing outside Edinburgh college]EIS FELA strikers on picket line duty, Edinburgh College, May 2022...
57 genders (and none for me?) - Part One
Society, Politics & Law

57 genders (and none for me?) - Part One

...mental health problems and suicide in these groups. As somebody who identifies outside the gender binary myself, I can feel this shift. Of course I shouldn’t need a big social networking service to tell me that I’m legitimate, but it does make a palpable difference to how I feel right now writing this post. Increasing numbers of people find that the gender dichotomy...
The Life of Saint David
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint David

...mentally, during their labour. They returned late in the day to the monastery, to read, write, and pray. Their food was only bread and vegetables, with a little salt, and they never drank anything better than a little milk mingled with water. After their repast they spent three hours in prayer and adoration; then took a little rest, rose at cock-crowing, and continued in...
Does fiction make people more empathic and is that a good thing?
History & The Arts

Does fiction make people more empathic and is that a good thing?

...mental states of another. While research in the field grew, so did inconsistencies across the literature, and some studies, including the one published in Science, failed to replicate (though there have been successful replications too). On the other hand, correlational findings have been more convincing, with many studies identifying positive relationships between...
Beth fedra i wneud am fy iechyd meddwl pan nad oes gennyf y cymorth sydd ei angen arnaf?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Beth fedra i wneud am fy iechyd meddwl pan nad oes gennyf y cymorth sydd ei angen arnaf?

...Mental Health through Social Support: Building Positive and Empowering Relationships, London: Jessica Kingsley. Mae’r adnodd hwn yn rhan o ‘Gasgliad Llesiant ac Iechyd Meddwl’ wedi ei greu gan y Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru. Gallwch ddysgu mwy a dod o hyd i gyrsiau, erthyglau a gweithgareddau eraill ar dudalen hafan y casgliad. Rhowch gynnig ar gwrs AM DDIM Cymorth...