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Health, Sports & Psychology
What foster carers want you to know
What do foster carers want you to know about the day-to-day realities and challenges of fostering?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Living with a learning disability
Take our interactive to find out if people with learning disabilities have more independence now institutions are closed and if it has led to a greater inclusion within local communities.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Being a boy
What is life like for boys today? In what follows, we explore aspects of contemporary boyhood, drawing on research conducted at The Open University and elsewhere.
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What does it mean, to be a man?
Beliefs about what makes a ‘real’ man have changed enormously over time. So what does it mean to be a man in the twenty-first century? Do traditional ideas about masculinity still apply, and if not, what kinds of new ideas have replaced them? Explore our interactive below to learn more.
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5 quick tips to boost your wellbeing
Do you want to enhance your wellbeing? This article is packed with practical tips to help you boost your mental health – from building positive habits to managing stress and setting healthy boundaries. Small steps can lead to big changes – let’s explore how.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
The social work phone-in: have your say
Can you decide who should be primarily responsible for care?
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Mental health in society
In this free course, Mental health in society, you will explore and critically reflect on mental health. You will explore the relationship between the lived experiences of individuals, and the society and environment in which they live. Different perspectives, approaches and models of understanding and critiquing mental health will be explored ...
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Introducing ageing
Everyone is ageing, whatever their current age, and we live in a world where many people are living much longer than previous generations. This is often seen as a problem. But is it? This free course, Introducing ageing, will help you to think about this issue by introducing you to some key ideas in studying later life.
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Co-production – challenges and opportunities for the Higher Education curriculum
This article describes the principles behind co-production in curriculum creation and highlights potential ‘pitfalls’ to avoid.
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Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses’ experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings
This evidence-based course provides learning about the Fitness to Practise process and being a witness.
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Introducing social care and social work
This free course, Introducing social care and social work, will introduce you to different social care and social work practitioner roles. It will develop your understanding of the context in which social care and social work takes place in the UK. The course is designed for people who are interested in and curious about social care or social ...
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How are social workers portrayed in the media?
Academic research shows how social work is misrepresented in newspapers and on TV. Maria Leedham explains more.