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Can computers be therapists?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can computers be therapists?

...children and young people, many adults are already apprehensive about the amount of time kids spend online, with a lot of parents not wanting to encourage any further computer use. People can also be reluctant to try something that is perceived to be very new or untested. However, self-help utilizing modern technology for mental health problems is not a new thing, in the...
The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective
Society, Politics & Law

The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective

...centre stage in all psychological understanding. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 3 study in Psychology...The body: A phenomenological psychological perspective: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate an understanding of fundamental aspects of the theory and methodology underpinning phenomenological psychology...
What are nerve agents - and what do they do?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are nerve agents - and what do they do?

...researchers were trying to make cheaper and better alternatives to nicotine as insecticides. In their search, German scientists made two organic compounds containing phosphorus that were very effective at killing insect pests. However, they soon discovered that, even in minuscule amounts, the substances caused distressing symptoms in humans exposed to them. The two...
The German language zone
Languages

The German language zone

...children about the city of Berlin and important historical events. Download the Borders:1 tasks and ideas pdf Borders:2 Berlin.de on Checkpoint Charlie Berlin.de provides a lot of information on a wide range of topics relating to Berlin. The particular link here leads to a web page which focuses on the former border crossing “Checkpoint Charlie” in Berlin. Download...
Growing up with Disability
Health, Sports & Psychology

Growing up with Disability

...children with disabilities. This album looks at PLUS, an organisation working towards the inclusion of disabled children and young adults in social activities and organisations, encouraging friendships and fun. It looks at PLUS from the view of the children, the carers and the families. This material forms part of The Open University course KE312 Working together for...
Exploring criminology: problem-solving courts
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring criminology: problem-solving courts

...Researching current issues in criminology....Exploring criminology: problem-solving courts: Introduction - Welcome to this free course on formal court processes and social rupture and repair. This course will introduce you to alternative ways of thinking about social problems and the formal means that many western societies use to resolve them. The course explores ideas...
Harry Potter and death and bereavement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Harry Potter and death and bereavement

...children may well have been shielded and protected from. J.K. Rowling’s books do the very opposite. They are imbued with death, indeed, the very type of deaths which the reader would not expect to experience. The reader lives in a world where they might expect to live into old age and hope to die in their beds. In the world of Harry Potter, deaths are violent and often...
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...children’s development and those targeted at familial learning, topics or specific initiatives relevant to learning within and across formal schooling. The resources are offered at different learning levels, suitable for anyone receiving or facilitating home education, including those who work with home-educating families. While we can’t guarantee that there is...
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