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Making sense of mental health problems
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of mental health problems

...social work perspective, I wouldn’t be focusing as much on the diagnosis but on the effects of the symptoms itself. So her being socially isolated, withdrawing, those are the things we’d be focusing on and minimising risk to her, so trying to prevent self-neglect, measuring the risk, those are the things that we would be doing in the first instance. DR MARION BATES:...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner
Education & Development

Learning to teach: becoming a reflective practitioner

...social work and can be thought of in a number of ways. It can be described as a learning tool, something that is going to help you to synthesise, explain, make sense of and ultimately develop meaning from, your experiences. It can be considered to be a professional competence, as reflected in the standards you are expected to achieve by the end of your Initial Teacher...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
The range of work with young people
Education & Development

The range of work with young people

...social pedagogy; popular education; youth and community work; project work and youth engagement. (Batsleer, 2008, p. 1) The idea of ‘informal’ education as a practice is not meant to imply that ‘anything goes’ – it can be equally as purposeful as formal education. However, formal education (such as in school) is usually linked clearly with a ‘curriculum’ –...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Social media and networks in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social media and networks in health and social care

...social networks when working in health and social care settings...The focus of this free course, Social media and networks in health and social care, will be on the concept of internet safety and the possible advantages and disadvantages the internet offers in terms of health and social care. It will also explore the ethical and professional issues ......
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Engaging with children and young people
Money & Business

Engaging with children and young people

...social workers published in 2017 (Winter et al., 2017) found that while engaging with children and young people might be difficult those difficulties should not be overstated. A crucial step for anyone working with children and young people is to go beyond standardised frameworks and recognise that each child has individual needs and comes from their own specific context...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Exploring criminology: problem-solving courts
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring criminology: problem-solving courts

...work to repair ruptures to social relationships. It explores the strengths, weaknesses and limitations of adversarial versus problem-solving courts and encourages you to think about alternatives to existing dominant knowledges and practices...Social life is characterised by various relationships – those with family and friends, neighbours, wider communities and those...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Storïau unigol: safbwyntiau ar waith cymdeithasol
Health, Sports & Psychology

Storïau unigol: safbwyntiau ar waith cymdeithasol

...social workers in England,Journal of Social Work cyf. 12, rhif 1, tud. 16–36. Wilson, K., Ruch G., Lymbery M. a Cooper, A. (gol.) (2011) Social Work: An introduction to contemporary practice, Harlow, Pearson...Storïau unigol: safbwyntiau ar waith cymdeithasol: Cydnabyddiaethau - Mae'r uned hon wedi ei ysgrifennu gan Judith Davies. Mae'r deunydd a gydnabyddir isod yn...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Working with diversity in services for children and young people
Education & Development

Working with diversity in services for children and young people

...working with children or young people, for example in childcare, education, healthcare, social work or youth work settings. However, you will also find it of value if you are planning to work in one of these fields, or if you simply wish to improve your understanding of services for children and young people. The course is structured around a series of activities ......
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs