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If you are a Healthcare Practice For England student, who requires a placement, click on the link below for local opportunities!
https://www.buryvcfa.org.uk/

VCFA enhances local community and voluntary action by developing the capacity of Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCF) organisations in Bury to provide support and deliver quality services. We will do this through effective strategic engagement with our statutory partners and by fo... ... See more

We are pleased to announce we now have a starting date for our 2 year HND Business programme.
Please apply online at www.olceurope.com

Induction: 05th October
Term Start: 12th October

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, for more information click on the link https://www.samaritans.org/support-us/campaign/world-suicide-prevention-day/

Theories of Personality | Simply Psychology

The four main personality theories within psychology are:

Trait theory
Allport believed the best way to understand people is by breaking down their behaviour patterns into observable traits.

Behaviourist theory
Skinner and Bandura believed personality results from an interaction between the individual and the environment and ignored internal thoughts and feelings.

Psychodynamic theory
Freud and Jung believed the unconscious mind and our childhood experiences both interact to comprise our personality.

Humanistic theory
Rogers and Maslow believed in individual growth and improvement. Humanists believe people are rational, capable of choice and desire to achieve personal growth. Self-concept directs behaviour and the individual strives for self-actualisation, which is the fulfilment of potential.

Remember, theories are not absolutes. There's always room for speculation and question when it comes to personality.

Reference: Friedman, H, S., & Schustack, M, W. (2016) Personality. Classic theories and modern research. 6th ed. New York: Pearson.

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"Personality is the dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his characteristics behavior and thought" (Allport, 1961, p. 28).

Job Advert

'An exciting opportunity for students to get into employment after completing the HND Healthcare Practice for England Programme'.

(link is below)

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Bury Hospice to join our Outreach Service.
We are seeking to recruit four highly motivated individuals for the position of Hospice Outreach Support Worker.
For more information and to apply please visit:
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An exciting opportunity has arisen at Bury Hospice to join our Outreach Service. We are seeking to recruit four highly motivated individuals for the position of Hospice Outreach Support Worker. The service currently operates Monday to Friday 9:00am until 5:00pm, the successful candidates will work 3... ... See more

We are currently recruiting for our HND Healthcare Programme (Level 4 and 5). If you are concerned regarding your A Level results, please contact our student services team to discuss your options.

Presentation Skills | Skills You Need

During a study skills session last term, the healthcare practice for England students explored the principles that are needed to conduct an effective presentation.

According to Staneart (2013), a presentation is a structured, prepared and speech-based means of communicating information, or ideas to a group of interested people, in order to inform or persuade them. The three principles of an effective presentation include:

Planning
What is the purpose of your presentation?
Who will be your audience?
What are you trying to achieve through this presentation?
Design your message and organise your material.
Design the look of your presentation.
Preparation
Know the topic of your presentation.
Decide on what to include in advance.
Have enthusiasm on what you want to talk about.

Delivery
Know your audience.
Be energetic in delivery and look at the audience as you speak.
Structure your speech and have a clear beginning, middle, and end.
Time control.
Leave the audience with something to think about.

Reference: Staneart, D. (2013) Mastering Presentations. Be the undisputed expert when you deliver presentations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Presenting information clearly and effectively is a key skill to get your message or opinion across. Learn more about what makes good presentation skills.