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Guide to engaging with the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community
Science, Maths & Technology

Guide to engaging with the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community

...health within the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community. Through research, dialogue, and storytelling, it aims to empower communities, tackle health inequalities, and spark conversation about the role of genetics in everyday life...Transcript In a new documentary, Lisa Robinson – researcher, advocate and one of around a thousand UK university students of Gypsy, Roma and...
Terrorism in Europe and beyond: A reading list
Society, Politics & Law

Terrorism in Europe and beyond: A reading list

...health workers and community members are encouraged to identify individuals who might be at risk of radicalisation and refer them to the program. More recently, significant concern has been expressed about Prevent’s impact on free speech and academic freedom. Teachers in British schools and universities now receive training to help identify signs of radicalisation in...
Introducing social care and social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social care and social work

...mental health distress; and people with learning or physical disabilities. The course is designed for people who are interested in and curious about social care or social work practice, or who might be thinking about working in these professions in the future. The activities within the course will help you think about practitioner roles, your own and other people’s...
A head for heights: How athletes keep calm at altitude
Health, Sports & Psychology

A head for heights: How athletes keep calm at altitude

...mental worry) or somatic (physiological symptoms) level, it is the interpretation of those emotions that can dictate the influence they will have on their performance. The physiological symptoms associated with anxiety can range from elevated heart rate or sweaty palms, to the classic butterflies in the stomach. The key for an elite athlete is to get those butterflies to...
Principles and practices of peace education
Education & Development

Principles and practices of peace education

...mental health of all members of school communities. For example, at the time of writing (2024) UK governments have been investing resources in exploring and developing trauma-informed practice. This approach is informed by key principles of: safety, trust, choice, collaboration, empowerment and cultural consideration (Office for Health Improvement & Disparities, 2022)....
Communication in the healthcare sector
Education & Development

Communication in the healthcare sector

...Health and Social Care...Types of communication in the healthcare sector [Communication in the healthcare sector page images] This is a resource that highlights forms of communication in Health and Social Care. The resource applies to students studying level 3 concepts in the field such as Principles and Contexts or A levels. Open this resouce. Communication (Principles...
Questioning crime: social harms and global issues
Society, Politics & Law

Questioning crime: social harms and global issues

...mental health of prisoners. The diagram also suggests that inequalities play a crucial role in the prison industrial complex, for example in relation to the way that poor education, unemployment, debt and racial profiling increase the chances of being incarcerated. Inequalities in power are also evident in this diagram for example in terms of the way that exclusion from...
Understanding service improvement in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding service improvement in healthcare

...mental health service users. He is interested in how the group can work better with formal services to ensure the best healthcare for people with mental health problems. Joel needs to be skillful in understanding the structures of formal services and the roles of professionals, as well as being able to engage with a range of people at a range of levels. Skill is a...