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Managing Relationships and Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Managing Relationships and Work

...skills, tools, resources and short courses to manage and maintain healthy and sustaining professional relationships with your colleagues. ...Workplace relationships A relationship is the connection or association between two things or people. Key psychological aspects of a ‘good’ relationship are mutual trust, respect, commitment and individual responsibility. A good...
The Open University and SWAP Learning Hub
Education & Development

The Open University and SWAP Learning Hub

...studying SWAP courses. SWAP students can find courses that offer new topics to explore, build on their study with SWAP, and help prepare for further study at university. We hope these resources will help you on your educational journey..._Find out more about The Open University's Open degree. _ [The Open University and SWAP logos.] Welcome to The Open University and SWAP...
Promoting the effective management of children’s pain
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain

...study. It is best to tackle them in order, but you can of course, go back and look again over aspects that you would like to revisit for any reason. You will probably want to make notes as you go along, so choose your preferred method for this, either writing in a notebook or on your computer or tablet. There will also be free response box options inside the activities....
Opening up history: the intersections of tobacco consumption and modern war
History & The Arts

Opening up history: the intersections of tobacco consumption and modern war

...study it at GCSE or A Level, for instance (choosing geography and sociology instead) – but I sort of grew to love it over time. To hedge my bets a bit, I studied an interdisciplinary joint degree (English and History) and really enjoyed seeing how the two disciplines overlapped. But, when it came to completing my dissertation, I was fascinated by the historical research...
Changing approaches to heritage
Society, Politics & Law

Changing approaches to heritage

...Studies at The Open University. This material forms part of The Open University Course AD281 Understanding global heritage. You can discover something of what it's like to study the course by using the downloadable 'activities' files to explore the concept of ‘World Heritage’, how it is defined, and conflicting interests in its management. You can also learn more...
Digital innovation in social care and social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Digital innovation in social care and social work

...studying this course, you should be able to: identify the ways in which digital technologies are used in social care services evaluate the impact of digital technologies in the home and community on peoples’ wellbeing evaluate how digital technologies in social care can impact on the cost and sustainability of service provision...Digital innovation in social care and...
Make your clothes count
Nature & Environment

Make your clothes count

...skills or time to repair or alter clothes. WRAP's Love Your Clothes campaign is full of tips on how to create brand new looks using clothes you already own, transform outfits and give your clothes a new lease of life. Equally consider buying a quality pre-owned option; a great way of side-stepping the need to buy something new. And if you have decided to go shopping,...
Why the Applying Psychology to Work hub was created
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why the Applying Psychology to Work hub was created

...study looking at the psychological impact of these changes on business and organisations, and their perceived expectations and preparedness for the next 2 years. We developed a survey to assess businesses capability in areas that have strong psychological connections to provide insight into the type of support said businesses need. We found that there were between 25% and...