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Julie Asumu: mother, grandmother, stalwart of Manchester’s Black community, activist and care giver
Education & Development

Julie Asumu: mother, grandmother, stalwart of Manchester’s Black community, activist and care giver

...social work students on placements so that they gained first-hand experience of the ordeals facing families in the city and across the country. We provided a space where young mothers could learn to cook healthy and nutritious meals for their children. We established a parenting course to bridge the cultural gaps for families who either came to the UK as migrants to study...
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A Black feminist approach to explore the policing of Black youth
Society, Politics & Law

A Black feminist approach to explore the policing of Black youth

...Social Work in Public Health, 29(1), pp. 27-34. Browne, S. (2015) Dark Matters: On the Surveillance of Blackness. USA: Duke University Press. Bulman, M. (2018) ‘Police custody deaths hit highest level in decade after 64% increase in a year’, The Independent, 25 July. Available at:
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Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market
Money & Business

Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market

...Social Work are common examples but there are many others. Positions in the Arts, Media, Publishing, Development and Charitable sectors are rarely advertised and are also difficult to enter without a network of contacts, direct practical experience of the industry and enormous enthusiasm. For more details on any of these look at the Prospects website, which gives...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
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
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