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...mental ability. Psychometric tests have been used by employers for over 100 years, and recent surveys suggest 75% of The Times Top 100 companies, plus around 70% of UK companies with over 50 employees, utilise these as part of their recruitment process. Organisations can evaluate how a candidate might behave in a job role; for example, capacity to work with others, deal...

...wellbeing – this article explains how...Nature itself can be a healer – not just through the scientifically evidenced healing effects of green spaces, water, birdsong or being among trees, but also through the realisation that we are nature, not separate from it. This idea is central to a growing body of research, particularly in the fields of nature writing and...

...mental health issues, with a particular focus on stress. You will consider some risk and causal factors for some depression and anxiety disorders, and learn about the biology and psychology behind them...This free course, Understanding depression and anxiety, explores the causes of these mental health issues, with a particular focus on stress. You will consider some risk...

...health workers in Syria have become so frequent that medical relief charities have been forced to build hospitals in bunkers and deep into the side of mountains. The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS), which provides medical relief across Syria and to refugees in neighbouring countries, now has 22 underground clinics in Syria. These care for some of the millions of...

...mental wellbeing for older people: A quick guide for registered managers of care homes(2020), Social Care Institute for Excellence. National Activities Providers Association (NAPA) offers ideas and advice on activities and outings. Community support and wellbeing As Time Goes By: Thoughts on wellbeing in later yearsis a booklet based on the reflections of five older...