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An introduction to material culture - for iBooks artwork

An introduction to material culture

An introduction to material culture - for iBooks - January 16, 2016 15:51 - application/epub+zip
This free course, An introduction to material culture, introduces the study of material culture. It asks why we should study things and outlines some basic approaches to studying objects. This free course is just one of many open educational resources from The Open University's OpenLearn ...

An introduction to material culture - for iBooks artwork

An introduction to material culture

An introduction to material culture - for iBooks - January 16, 2016 14:51 - application/epub+zip
This free course, An introduction to material culture, introduces the study of material culture. It asks why we should study things and outlines some basic approaches to studying objects. This free course is just one of many open educational resources from The Open University's OpenLearn ...

Managing to meet service users' needs - for iBooks artwork

Managing to meet service users' needs

Managing to meet service users' needs - for iBooks - August 01, 2011 02:13 - application/epub+zip
Frontline managers are responsible for gathering service user views on their needs. Whose views should be taken into account? How do managers gather views? This unit helps you consider ways of getting feedback from service users, and shows the inclusive approach of a manager of a voluntary sector...

Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century - for iBooks artwork

Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century

Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century - for iBooks - August 01, 2011 01:58 - application/epub+zip
This unit examines the role that Scots played in contributing to the developments in healthcare during the nineteenth century. The radical transformation of medicine in Europe included the admission of women as doctors and the increased numbers of specialised institutions such as asylums. Such de...

Health is everywhere: unravelling the mystery of health - for iBooks artwork

Health is everywhere: unravelling the mystery of health

Health is everywhere: unravelling the mystery of health - for iBooks - August 01, 2011 01:38 - application/epub+zip
This unit considers two ideas: that health is an ever-present factor in our lives, and that health is something difficult to define. But how can we say that health is everywhere if it is so mysterious? How do we recognise health if it so difficult to define? There are no easy answers to these que...

Social issues and GM crops - for iBooks artwork

Social issues and GM crops

Social issues and GM crops - for iBooks - June 06, 2011 00:27 - application/epub+zip
The genetic manipulation of plants and animals and their use in agriculture is one of the most controversial scientific developments of recent times. This unt takes a look at the 'science behind the headlines' and the complex interactions between scientific and social factors. By the end of the u...

Introducing social work practice - for iBooks artwork

Introducing social work practice

Introducing social work practice - for iBooks - June 06, 2011 00:22 - application/epub+zip
Social work is a vital element in how our society cares for those in need. This unit looks at the meaning of ‘social work values’ as well as the different approaches to social work and the skills involved. This study unit is just one of many that can be found on LearningSpace, part of OpenLearn, ...

Mental health practice: Bonnyrigg - for iBooks artwork

Mental health practice: Bonnyrigg

Mental health practice: Bonnyrigg - for iBooks - June 06, 2011 00:21 - application/epub+zip ★★★ - 3 ratings
Although society's attitude toward mental illness has improved, discrimination and misconceptions surrounding those affected are still prevalent. This unit explores a number of issues relating to mental health practice, including the difference between mental health and mental illness, and the di...

Diversity and difference in communication - for iBooks artwork

Diversity and difference in communication

Diversity and difference in communication - for iBooks - June 06, 2011 00:20 - application/epub+zip ★★★ - 1 rating
Interpersonal communication in health and social care services is by its nature diverse. As a consequence, achieving good or effective communication – whether between service providers and service users, or among those working in a service – means taking account of diversity, rather than assuming...

Issues in complementary and alternative medicine - for iBooks artwork

Issues in complementary and alternative medicine

Issues in complementary and alternative medicine - for iBooks - June 06, 2011 00:19 - application/epub+zip
Why are so many people now turning to complementary and alternative medicine and why do approaches to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) raise such controversy? This unit explores the following three key areas: ‘Why people use complementary and alternative medicine’, ‘Critical issues in...

Challenging ideas in mental health - for iBooks artwork

Challenging ideas in mental health

Challenging ideas in mental health - for iBooks - June 06, 2011 00:18 - application/epub+zip ★★★ - 1 rating
Take a new and different look at mental health. This unit invites you to think differently about life's dilemmas by taking account of the views of all concerned, especially people experiencing mental distress. It explores ideas and practice in mental health, and will appeal to a wide range of peo...

Addiction and neural ageing - for iBooks artwork

Addiction and neural ageing

Addiction and neural ageing - for iBooks - June 06, 2011 00:05 - application/epub+zip ★★★★★ - 1 rating
This unit looks at two topics that are of immense worldwide social, economic, ethical, and political importance – ‘addiction’ and ‘neural ageing’. You will develop a Master's level approach to the study of specific issues within these two important subject areas. This study unit is just one of ma...

Living with diabetes - for iBooks artwork

Living with diabetes

Living with diabetes - for iBooks - June 05, 2011 23:46 - application/epub+zip ★★★ - 5 ratings
This unit introduces the parts of the body and processes involved in the development of diabetes. This study unit is just one of many that can be found on LearningSpace, part of OpenLearn, a collection of open educational resources from The Open University. Published in ePub 2.0.1 format, some fe...

Obesity: balanced diets and treatment - for iBooks artwork

Obesity: balanced diets and treatment

Obesity: balanced diets and treatment - for iBooks - June 05, 2011 23:42 - application/epub+zip ★★★★ - 1 rating
The incidence of obesity is on the increase in affluent societies, and the phenomenon commands increasing attention from health professionals, legislators and the media. This unit looks at the science behind obesity, examining the dietary, physiological and genetic aspects of the topic. This stud...

Improving aerobic fitness - for iBooks artwork

Improving aerobic fitness

Improving aerobic fitness - for iBooks - June 05, 2011 23:35 - application/epub+zip ★★★★ - 9 ratings
Aerobic fitness is integral to successful sports performance and to maintaining good health. But what sort of exercise should you be doing to develop your aerobic fitness? This unit will help you to answer this question by introducing you to principles of aerobic exercise prescription. This study...

Caring: a family affair - for iBooks artwork

Caring: a family affair

Caring: a family affair - for iBooks - June 05, 2011 23:32 - application/epub+zip ★ - 1 rating
Care is needed at all stages of life. This unit makes care in the family its focus because the overwhelming majority of care, including health care, is supplied in families, much of it in private, much of it unnoticed and unremarked upon. The meaning of the term (informal carer) and the word (car...

Care relationships - for iBooks artwork

Care relationships

Care relationships - for iBooks - June 05, 2011 23:31 - application/epub+zip
To set up a care relationship that works well is a delicate matter, whether you are at the giving or the receiving end. In this unit we explore the very varied meanings of care relationships and how these meanings arise. Millions of care relationships are going on as you read this, and each carri...

Ageing and disability: transitions into residential care - for iBooks artwork

Ageing and disability: transitions into residential care

Ageing and disability: transitions into residential care - for iBooks - June 05, 2011 23:28 - application/epub+zip ★★★ - 4 ratings
Moving into a care home can have a profound emotional impact on an individual – just the anticipation of residential care is one of the biggest sources of fear for the elderly. This unit discusses the role of social workers and care staff in supporting individuals through the transition, and how ...

Living with death and dying - for iBooks artwork

Living with death and dying

Living with death and dying - for iBooks - June 05, 2011 23:27 - application/epub+zip ★★★ - 2 ratings
This unit will explore how knowledge and beliefs about death and encounters with death affect people’s lives. It will also examine the concept of a ‘good death’ from an individual perspective in order to enhance the quality of dying. This study unit is just one of many that can be found on Learni...

Death and medicine: postponement and promise - for iBooks artwork

Death and medicine: postponement and promise

Death and medicine: postponement and promise - for iBooks - June 05, 2011 23:26 - application/epub+zip
This unit asks the reader to consider the experience of grief and bereavement and in particular the extent to which grieving people need professional help. The unit considers the evidence for the effects of grief and the extent to which current ways of responding are helpful. This study unit is j...