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The social nature of being human
Society, Politics & Law

The social nature of being human

...public practices of charitable giving...The social nature of being human: 1 Crowds and identity - [Described image] Figure 1 Looking suspicious or otherwise? Imagine that it is late in the evening in the city or town centre near where you live, you are with three friends and have decided on a final bar for a last drink before you head home. As you walk towards the bar,...
Understanding PCSO powers
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding PCSO powers

...public. In some police areas, PCSOs will be referred to as community support officers (CSOs). The PCSO role is predominately to give support to police officers in the community, and to be the link between the public and the police on the ground. The main reason for high visibility in communities is because that is what they are primarily required to do: get out in the...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Learning while caring
Health, Sports & Psychology

Learning while caring

Without the right support carers can find it difficult to access learning while caring. In her interview with Tony Collins-Moore, Dr Nichola Kentzer explores how much can be achieved if the right help is available...Find out more about The Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses.
World Social Work Day
Health, Sports & Psychology

World Social Work Day

...health and social care, select from our fantastic range of free resources on the subject. You can: Try a day in the life of a social worker with our interactive. Take our quiz 'How much do you know about children in care?' Listen to our podcasts on social work practice, work and law. Take a look at our free courses on social work and care. Take it further with the OU with...
The Art of Breathing
Science, Maths & Technology

The Art of Breathing

...health of mind as well as body. The audio track uses the case study of a primary school teacher monitored over the course of a day, revealing that some stress might be good for you; and experts shed light on the significance of stress using studies of baboons. This material forms part of The Open University course SK277 Human biology... The Art of Breathing A short...
English: skills for learning Badge icon
Education & Development

English: skills for learning

...health and wellbeing. Download the text now. Activity 7 Timing: Allow approximately 10 minutes Read only the introductory paragraph, the headings and the topic sentence of each paragraph. Then answer the questions that follow. I recommend printing out this text as you will refer to it again while working through the next few activities. Question 1 Having skim read the...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Supporting children and young people's wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting children and young people's wellbeing

...health of children and young people today is getting worse and their wellbeing is in crisis but they are not always well-substantiated. We can also look at international comparisons which are periodically published by UNICEF (see for example this report where the UK appears in 27th place in a league table of child wellbeing outcomes. This article was of course written...
Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness

...Health Awareness Week was mindfulness, that’s because the Mental Health Foundation thought it was something that is really beneficial. Mindfulness has become increasingly cited in research too, back in 1970 about two dozen articles were published related to mindfulness, by 2014 there were nearly 20,000 articles. A practical tip: Try out this Mental Health Foundation...