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Mothering at the Margins: Amplifying and validating the voices of Black mothers of autistic children
Education & Development

Mothering at the Margins: Amplifying and validating the voices of Black mothers of autistic children

...care, education and social care professionals involved in the lives of their autistic children. This included: struggles to secure a diagnosis challenges associated with accessing (specialised) education provision securing opportunities for socialisation and self-care (for both mother and child) managing the financial consequences of caregiving and planning for the...
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Law and change: Scottish legal heroes Badge icon
Society, Politics & Law

Law and change: Scottish legal heroes

...Adult males who had a title to land could be selected for jury service in the sheriff and burgh courts. Tenants could be required to attend the barony courts. Through this system of administering justice, an attempt was being made to keep order, to provide access to and to dispense justice. At this time much of the population was illiterate and many did not have access to...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression

...care settings, and many present initially with somatic complaints (e.g. muscle tension, headaches, palpitations, tachycardia, shortness of breath, etc.) that can ‘mask’ an underlying affective (mood) disorder. Patients with cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and other metabolic conditions may also have comorbid symptoms of anxiety and/or depression. Möller et...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Obesity: balanced diets and treatment
Science, Maths & Technology

Obesity: balanced diets and treatment

...adult size and shape. They are also maturing sexually at this stage. Dietary reference values in fact comprise three numbers: the EAR, just discussed, the reference nutrient intake, RNI, and the lower reference nutrient intake, LRNI. These figures replace the old recommended daily amount (RDA), which was felt not to offer sufficient flexibility for individuals’...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Business ethics
History & The Arts

Business ethics

...care about the environment, the communities in which they operate, and so on? Questions to which Alex Oliver should know the answers: he runs The Forum for Philosophy in Business at Cambridge University. Audio Text David Edmonds: This is Ethics Bites, with me David Edmonds Nigel Warburton: And me Nigel Warburton David: Ethics Bites is a series of interviews on applied...
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What does it take to mentor young offenders?
Education & Development

What does it take to mentor young offenders?

...care/work with children and young people. The programme had three key components: The provision of one-to-one mentoring An opportunity to shadow mentors in their business enterprises An opportunity to engage in a number of enterprise-related challenges One-to-one mentoring: Central to the mentoring programme was the development of a one-to-one relationship between the...
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A 19th century autopsy unmasks a poisoner
History & The Arts

A 19th century autopsy unmasks a poisoner

...care of his children. Shortly after, Mr Perry was taken very ill with the cholera morbus, as stated by Watkins, by whom his life was despaired of, and Dr Chauncey L Sheldon, of Warsaw, was sent for, who attended him through the day, and till nine o'clock at night, and left him apparently much better. Watkins attended him the remainder of the night, and Perry died the next...
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Coronavirus: The Lowdown
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coronavirus: The Lowdown

...care of ourselves. And this is especially important for those of us who are older or more vulnerable. The animation below gives some advice on how to keep healthy: Transcript Help us with our research We currently have two investigations related to COVID-19. It would be great if you could take part in this research by The Open University and the Young Foundation. Share...
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