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What counts as professional learning?
Education & Development

What counts as professional learning?

...wellbeing? [Professional learning - Current Experiences. Slide from the presentation.] Figure 1 Professional learning - current experiences In this session, we explored the participants’ own experiences of professional learning in the last year, exploring whether their experiences aligned with the findings of the report, what their personal choices would be about...
Appreciative Inquiry
Education & Development

Appreciative Inquiry

...As a group, we considered the role such an Appreciative Approach to Inquiry can play in our contexts. Responses included the use of an Appreciative Approach for wellbeing sessions, for overcoming ‘blocks’ when trying to generate new ideas and considering how it could be used to challenge existing narratives when in a group situation. [Appreciative Inquiry] Transcript...
Sylvia Plath and the linguistics of depression
Languages

Sylvia Plath and the linguistics of depression

...mental disorders like depression are the foremost experts in what that feels like for them, which can determine what ways are most effective at alleviating their distress. Yet, this immensely valuable expertise often remains untapped. In the healthcare system, there may not always be enough time to devote to unpicking the rich accounts of people’s experiences, but as...
Home education for children with special educational needs
Education & Development

Home education for children with special educational needs

...wellbeing. Disappointed expectations led to a loss of trust in schools. Teacher relationships Parents described deteriorating relationships with teachers and schools when they felt their children’s support needs had been misunderstood or even denied. One parent said her child’s unmet needs resulted in ‘anxiety which led to behaviour difficulties and extremely low...
Britain's Fat Fight
Health, Sports & Psychology

Britain's Fat Fight

...health and that of your family...With Britain now the most obese country in western Europe, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in his TV series Britain’s Fat Fight is on a mission: asking food producers, restaurants and the government to confront the crisis. Two-thirds of us are already overweight and there's no doubt that our poor diet and lack of exercise is slowly killing...
Could you work in end of life care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Could you work in end of life care?

...health care professional supporting dying patients and their families? Working with people who are dying can be both rewarding and emotionally draining. ...Find out about The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. In this interactive you'll explore how nurses interact with the dying person and their families, how they deal with distress and...
An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare

...wellbeing. National framework for Simulation-Based Education (SBE): this was developed by Health Education England (2018) and provides guiding principles for the development, delivery, and commissioning of simulation-based education. It focuses on quality outcomes, leadership and governance, strategic resource allocation, multi-professional faculty development, and...
World Environment Day 2016: Local engagement, global celebration
Nature & Environment

World Environment Day 2016: Local engagement, global celebration

...health of its inhabitants. This report links strongly to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development outlined by the UN, noting the critical links between development, the environment, human well-being and the full enjoyment of a wide range of human rights, including the rights to life, health, food, water and sanitation. This nexus is being recently well investigated for...