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Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits Badge icon
Education & Development

Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits

...social work, where patients’ clinical and healthcare needs are met by a multidisciplinary team; for example, nurses, social workers, general practitioners and psychotherapists may work together in multidisciplinary teams to address such problems as the rehabilitation of stroke patients (SIGN, 2002). [Described image] Figure 1 An example of a multidisciplinary approach...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Addysg gynhwysol: deall yr hyn a olygwn (Cymru)
Education & Development

Addysg gynhwysol: deall yr hyn a olygwn (Cymru)

...Working Towards Inclusive Education: Social Contexts, Llundain: David Fulton. Prince, D., Rocha, A. a Nurius, P. (2018) ‘Multiple Disadvantage and Discrimination: Implications for adolescent health and education’, Social Work Research, cyf. 42, rhif 3, tt. 169–179. Pijl, S.J., Meijer, C. and Hegarty, S. (eds) (1997) Inclusive Education: A Global Agenda, Llundain:...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime Badge icon
Education & Development

Youth justice in the UK: children, young people and crime

...Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 allowed Scotland to take its own path with these principles. They have proved durable, distinctive and effective. The next activity provides an opportunity to find out more about how they work. Activity 2 The Children’s Hearings system in Scotland Timing: Allow approximately 20 minutes for this activity Spend 15 minutes exploring the...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Critical criminology and the social sciences
Society, Politics & Law

Critical criminology and the social sciences

...social work and public health. At The Open University, students focus on a specific strand of criminology often referred to as ‘critical criminology’. This strand of criminology became increasingly popular in the mid 1960s, as a number of seminal criminologists shifted their attention away from the search for the causes of crime, and towards a more critical...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Race and Youth Policy: working with young people
Education & Development

Race and Youth Policy: working with young people

...social policy, how it works as a mechanism of persuading people to behave in specific ways, its role in shaping our understandings of young people, and the role practitioners can play in mediating and influencing policy. In particular, this course will examine the racialisation and criminalisation of youth social policy as it pertains to Black and Muslim Asian British...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging

...social work file can give you so much. But actually sitting down with someone who's been there and been the active and responsible person for that period of time is the best way to get information. WOMAN So if you don't take time to find out, you are more ready to jump into conclusions. But it’s you that needs to make effort. When you show effort to communicate with...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Developing career resilience Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing career resilience

...Social support – building good relationships with people at work and seeking support and help from them in dealing with problems. Adaptability – understanding and reflecting on your failures, being open to new ideas and situations and managing stress. Purposefulness – having clear goals and focussing on them no matter what setbacks occur. Access the quiz here as one...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)
Education & Development

Teaching assistants: support in action (Wales)

...work of nurses is supported by health care assistants, and in social work personal assistants provide support to children in care (‘looked-after children’). Ian Kessler (2002) suggests the following reasons for these developments: In many areas of the UK, there have been growing problems recruiting and retaining qualified professionals such as nurses and teachers....
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs