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A brief history of sex education
Health, Sports & Psychology

A brief history of sex education

...Health and Wellbeing courses and qualifications. There is still a great deal we don’t know about the history of sex education. The research that has been done is largely about school sex education during the 20th century. School sex education is important, yet most of us learn little of what we know about sex from our schooling. We learn it from friends, from family...
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Article 10 mins
Life After Death
History & The Arts

Life After Death

...Health in Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies at The Open University. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a series of public talks titled ‘Ageing Well’. These 6 lectures are presented on a monthly basis and aim to facilitate your learning about agerelated changes and things we need to be mindful of, as we grow older. All the way through the...
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Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic

...health and safety measures rolled out across the Scottish railway system, the policy of on-train revenue protection was suspended to ensure conductors and ticket examiners did not have close contact with passengers that could put both at risk. Additional "barriers" and new practices were also brought in so that these same workers could maintain a 2-metre distance while on...
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Article 10 mins
The life of Mama Elouise Edwards
History & The Arts

The life of Mama Elouise Edwards

...wellbeing and development of the African Caribbean community in Manchester. They include the African and Caribbean Mental Health Services for people aged 16 and over, the Sickle Cell Centre and the Chrysalis Family Centre on the Alexandra Park Estate, to name a few. Julie Asumu, Chrysalis Centre Manager, described Elouise’s influence in this way: She is a woman with a...
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Video 15 mins
Language and thought: introducing representation
History & The Arts

Language and thought: introducing representation

...mental rather than verbal representation – is of someone believing that cinema tickets are half-price on Tuesdays. This is a belief about how things are. Things may be that way or they may not be that way; in either case, the believer is representing them as being that way to herself or to himself – once again in an intuitive sense of ‘represent’. This course...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Ambiguous loss: what it is and why is it important?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ambiguous loss: what it is and why is it important?

...mental health and overall quality of life can be significant at times. It is for this reason that we need to take account of ambiguous loss and its implications. The more awareness we have of ambiguous loss and its potential consequences, the stronger a position we will be in to understand what is happening to us if ever we are experiencing such a loss or if we are called...
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Secret History of Sterilisation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Secret History of Sterilisation

...mental deficiency’. In some countries, dark, forbidding institutions enforced sterilisations and actively prevented social and sexual activity among residents. But as we hear in this moving programme presented by Liz Tilley from The Open University, the reasons behind decisions to sterilise these women were complex and sometimes unexpected... A Secret History of...
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Introducing practical healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing practical healthcare

...in order to improve their career progression within the health sector. This course will develop your knowledge and skills for a deeper understanding of healthcare practice. The course will also be of interest to anyone who is considering starting a career in health sector. Transcript If you are interested in studying this course, please visit the course website here....
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