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Mental health in society
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health in society

...to find ways of facilitating and listening to a person’s own subjective account of their mental health and wellbeing in determining whether or not a mental health problem exists. This might mean an approach in which the practitioner gives someone time to talk, uses sensitive questioning or listens in an accepting, non-judgemental manner so that the individual can...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health Badge icon
Education & Development

Supporting adult learners’ positive mental health

...Sarah Mander and Neill Boddington talking about the course content, which focuses on the mental health and wellbeing of adults in learning environments. Transcript The course is endorsed by the Charlie Waller Trust. Enrolling on the course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Accessibility and inclusion in digital health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Accessibility and inclusion in digital health

...children and young people. If you’re interested in exploring more about children’s mental health and wellbeing, you might be interested in the free OpenLearn course Supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing. What about other age groups and other forms of digital innovation to deliver support and care? This is the focus of the next section........
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn
Education & Development

The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn

...German and French employability skills courses and articles study skills courses and articles mental health and wellbeing support external links to key refugee support organisations. The interest in this curated page of resources, and as part of a broader set of measures by the OU to support Ukrainians, led to a project to translate five courses and an article, plus...
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Article 10 mins
‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury
Education & Development

‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury

...behaviour, are essential to maintaining good relationships and have close connection with mental health and wellbeing. Emotions stem from key structures in the limbic system of the brain and stimulate chemical reactions in our body. They are essentially unconscious processes designed to promote survival in instances where circumstances are too critical to leave responses...
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Article 5 mins
Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development
Health, Sports & Psychology

Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development

...Accessed: 19 October 2020). Public Health England (2019) Mental health and wellbeing: JNSA toolkit. Children and young people. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/ government/ publications/ better-mental-health-jsna-toolkit/ 5-children-and-young-people (Accessed: 8 February 2021) Whitehurst, T. (2011) ‘Raising a Child with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome: ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Young people’s wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young people’s wellbeing

...gender and ethnicity that, as you have seen, play an important part in shaping young people's mental health and wellbeing. In other words, the implications of taking a more critical, social perspective on promoting young people's wellbeing do not make for any easy, ‘quick fix’ solutions. Instead, they call for work by practitioners at the individual level, both...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Promoting the effective management of children’s pain
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain

...might want to explore some of the following courses, which are free: Supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing Children’s perspectives on play Supporting children’s development Understanding children: Babies being heard Listening to young children: supporting transition Understanding research with children and young people Supporting children and young...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs