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What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are South Asian young adult carers’ aspirations for the future?

...social care system work. Also, it seems that the staff are not always aware of what young carers do or the important care we give to our family members. When I joined a national support group called Sibs I felt liberated from the isolation of being a carer: YoungSibs - Sibs. I also connected with other South Asian carers where we could discuss cultural issues without any...
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Can comedy change your life?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can comedy change your life?

...social justice at the centre of their work. New York-based Negin Farsad’s new book, How to Make White People Laugh, has been described as “memoir meets social-justice-comedy manifesto”, and the one-time social policy analyst talks about comedy as a platform for advancing social justice. For some comedians, it’s not just about getting laughs – it’s about...
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Black and Minority Ethnic Network Podcasts - series 2
Education & Development

Black and Minority Ethnic Network Podcasts - series 2

...work happening within the institution in relation to race and ethnicity...Anita Pilgrim Katherine talks to Anita about the intersection of BME and LGBTQI identities. Transcript Many years ago, somebody saying to me, oh, where are you from? And I was like, well, I was born in Scotland. I'm from Scotland. And as he went off into the building, he said, oh, you speak English...
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Audio 1 hr 30 mins
Exploring teaching and learning in real and virtual worlds
Education & Development

Exploring teaching and learning in real and virtual worlds

...work: social pedagagy and the SPRinG project Professor Maurice Galton talks about the Social Pedagogic Research into Group Work or SPRinG project, designed to improve the effectiveness of pupil groups in classrooms. A SPRinG teacher's perspective Secondary science teacher Jane Brine talks about her involvement with the SPRinG project and the benefits is has brought for...
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Audio 1 hr 42 mins
A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?
OpenLearn Ireland

A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?

...Work and Pensions and Department of Health and Social Care , 2017). Northern Ireland perspective Mental health problems are the single largest cause of ill health and disability in Northern Ireland. One in five adults in Northern Ireland have experienced a mental health problem, a rate 25% higher than in England. In a poll conducted in February 2021 and March 2022, 70% of...
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Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Practising systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...working together as a critical social learning system. Another tradition that aligns well with learning systems for managing change is the tradition of Communities of Practice (CoPs). Students of the full version of this course at postgraduate level are advised to choose either CSLS or CoPs as the driving approach for their projects. For purposes of this short OpenLearn...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Key Ideas in Therapy
Health, Sports & Psychology

Key Ideas in Therapy

...social systems around them, such as family and work, which might be where the client's emotional problems come from... The Therapy Relationship What’s more important, finding the right therapy or finding the right therapist? There are a wide range of therapeutic approaches out there in the health marketplace, so how do you know which one is right for you? It turns out...
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How did music influence Virgina Woolf?
History & The Arts

How did music influence Virgina Woolf?

...work. Emma Sutton uses Woolf's story A Simple Melody to explain...[Virginia Woolf in 1902] Virginia Woolf As Virginia Woolf’s letters and diaries amply record, music was a central part of her social life as it was for many of her contemporaries and she was at her best as a humorist writing about these occasions. She records with glee the various mishaps that befall...
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