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Health and wellbeing in the ancient world
History & The Arts

Health and wellbeing in the ancient world

...psychological health of soldiers in the ancient world. HELEN KING I’m Helen King. I’m Professor of Classical Studies at The Open University. And I’m here with Mathijs Lucassen, who is a lecturer in the School of Health, Well-being and Social Care. So we’re going to talk about mobility and the Roman army, but first we’re going to talk a bit about the ideal body....
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration
Digital & Computing

Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration

...psychology/psychology/privacy-the-digital-age-is-it-an-englishmans-home-his-castle-or-ive-got-nothing-hide (Accessed: 12 September 2022). W3C (2022) Accessibility of remote meetings [Online]. Available at: https://www.w3.org/TR/remote-meetings/#holding-accessible-remote-meetings (Accessed: 23 September 2022). W3C (n.d.) Introduction to web accessibility [Online]....
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Working with young people: roles and responsibilities
Education & Development

Working with young people: roles and responsibilities

...psychologically safe’ places – they have to be made so. There can be direct or indirect bullying and oppressive language, particularly linked with racism, sexism, homophobia and disablism. A common complaint of those who work with young people is that they constantly find themselves playing this soft-policing role, leaving less time and energy to engage in more...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
What is politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is politics?

...psychological abuse violent? At what point does exerting pressure on someone become coercion or violence? These are all contentious questions, which elicit contentious (and contested) answers. We will attend more closely to the contestability of concepts later on. Yet it is important to flag it here, as the conceptual choices we make – between different definitions of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Veiling
History & The Arts

Veiling

...psychological approaches to the study of dress and clothing acknowledge the particular significance assigned to headwear in cultures across the globe as ‘a tactical marker of ethnicity, status, social cohesion, political affiliation, fashionable tastes and ethnic, national or group membership’ (Maynard, 2004, p. 201). It has also been stressed that ‘clothing is one...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction
Digital & Computing

Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction

...psychological welfare of responders and the need for stress reduction measures (Cabinet Office, 2003). Step 2: Identify stakeholders Everyone who has an interest – a ‘stakeholder’ – must be identified and given the opportunity to take part in developing and clarifying a policy. Activity 11 For an organisation with which you are familiar (it could be your...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period
History & The Arts

Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period

...psychological transformation the health of the people has improved. The death rate, though still high, is falling … The peasantry live in modern two-roomed dwellings, often built of designs supplied by the state, and their animals are housed separately. The earth floors have been replaced by brick and wood. There are windows that open … Many … now sleep on beds and...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
Hybrid working: organisational development
Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

...psychological safety, when we need collaboration or innovation, when we need to brainstorm ideas, talk about important topics, when we need to come together as a team to create that feeling of belonging and purpose, like we’re a part of a team, sure, you can do a lot of that stuff in person. But if you’re working day-to-day on your projects, your tasks, you’re...
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Level 1: Introductory 21 hrs