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Developing career resilience Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing career resilience

...psychological resilience and even financial resilience. Most people have a common-sense understanding of the word ‘resilience’ and use it to refer to the ability to deal well with problems, challenging situations and difficulties of all types. We sometimes refer to the resilience of other people by talking about their ability to ‘bounce back’ or to ‘weather...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The social in social science
Society, Politics & Law

The social in social science

...psychological significance dependent on, yet over and above, the safety and security of four walls and a roof, was clearly expressed. The psychologically meaningful home appears to have arisen from the reality of their housing histories – safety and security in housing. … However, turning to the homeless women, it is apparent from their responses, that the distinction...
Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Supporting and developing resilience in social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting and developing resilience in social work

...psychological wellbeing in the practitioner. Clear emotional boundaries are also required, however, in order to prevent over-empathising and over-involvement, which is likely to have negative implications for service users and lead to distress and burnout for social workers. Social competencies and social support Research findings suggest that social support is one of the...
Professional relationships with young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Professional relationships with young people

...psychologically These are not rigid categories from which you must choose just one; rather, they illustrate the range and variety of the roles that you may be called on to play, depending on such factors as: the young people you are working with any issues that the young people (or you) might be facing the stage of the relationship you are forming organisational demands...
Can we get to a world without suicide?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can we get to a world without suicide?

...psychology at Florida State University, drew on the testimony of survivors, stacks of research and the loss of his own father to upend minds. He recognised the myriad pressures on a suicidal mind – substance abuse, genetic predisposition to mental illness, poverty – but identified three factors present in all of those most at risk: a genuine belief, however...
Introduction to business agility
Money & Business

Introduction to business agility

...psychological safety, this will build a new muscle memory, a continuously learning and improving organisation...Introduction to business agility: 2.1 Outcome hypotheses and OKRs - Activity 1 (below) aims to help you understand how to measure and continually improve Value. The value associated with unique change is best articulated as outcome hypotheses (also known as...
Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Does prison work?
Society, Politics & Law

Does prison work?

...Psychology at Grendon Prison; David Wilson head of operational training for the Prison Service. Activity 1 After listening to the audio programme bear in mind the following questions: How has the programme added to your knowledge of the prison system? What do you now think the purpose of imprisonment should be? Why do you think Grendon ‘works’? Does prison work? part...
Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Hybrid working: skills for leadership
Money & Business

Hybrid working: skills for leadership

...psychological safety. It needs clear accountability. It needs leaders to be connected and to humanise their workforce. This course will give you an opportunity to reflect on who you are as a hybrid leader and how you want to develop. It will help you understand how to empathise with your workforce and how to adapt your communication skills when working in the office and...