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The benefits of outdoor green and blue spaces
Health, Sports & Psychology

The benefits of outdoor green and blue spaces

...social-care-social-work/keep-me-walking-people-living-dementia-and-outdoor-environments Leach J (2018) Green care: contact with nature can improve mental health https://www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/health/health-studies/mental-health/green-care-contact-nature-can-improve-mental-health https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3393816/...
The gift of being a foster carer
Health, Sports & Psychology

The gift of being a foster carer

...Social Work and Early Years courses The concept of foster care emerged in the mid-16th century, becoming regulated in the mid-19th century. This history is poignant and has shaped our understanding of who are foster carers, what is foster care and what should it look like. It's about relationships, not preconceptions The words ‘foster carer’ may bring to mind...
OpenLearn's response to the pandemic
Education & Development

OpenLearn's response to the pandemic

...social work and social care, training hubs of practitioner-led practical guidance for returning health and social care workers. More than 12,000 people have completed the platform’s courses to refresh their clinical capabilities and skills such as career resilience, emotional intelligence and effective communications. I'm a carer for an autistic 25 year old recently...
Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings
Health, Sports & Psychology

Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings

...working in health and social care (General Medical Council, 2014; General Dental Council, 2015). According to a junior doctor in training who was concerned about the conduct of a senior colleague: [The text reads: ‘… there was an incident which I was very unhappy about with a senior doctor when I was in training. And at the time I wanted to tell someone. And I...
How can Adult Carers get the best support during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can Adult Carers get the best support during Covid-19 pandemic and beyond?

...social-care-social-work/the-effects-self-isolation-and-lack-physical-activity-on-carers This work was undertaken by The National Guideline Alliance which received funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of NICE. Authors: Phil Taverner, Mary Larkin, Jitka...
Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs

...Social work qualifications. Transcript Child criminal exploitation takes a variety of forms and there is confusion about what it encompasses – for instance, does it include children as well as young people? In short, it does, because in law children are defined as all those under 18 years of age. The concern about child criminal exploitation relates to those children...
Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list
Education & Development

Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list

...Social Work picked through the results: Impact on take-up of free school meals Most pupils in the universal pilot areas took up the offer of free school meals. Around nine in 10 primary school pupils were taking at least one school meal per week by the end of the pilot compared with around six in 10 similar pupils in matched comparison areas. The extended entitlement...
Women and Workplace Struggles: Scotland 1900-2022
Society, Politics & Law

Women and Workplace Struggles: Scotland 1900-2022

...work by women has been socially constructed with a long history of discrimination and occupational segregation. Susan Stewart, Director, OU Scotland: [Susan Stewart, Director, OU Scotland] “The Open University was founded on strong social justice principles and we champion equity through all aspects of our work. “That’s why I’m particularly proud of this work...