For some people, managing their health involves complex care plans and access to a variety of resources. Individuals with disabilities, the elderly, or mentally impaired people are just some examples of people for whom achieving optimal outcomes is difficult. Achieving effective care may involve a number of health service providers and other resources. Appointing a case manager to negotiate this complex set of circumstances is one way in which health, well-being and personal goals can be achieved. Featuring expert interviews and real-world examples, this is a high-quality resource exploring the key skills of good case management and the importance of collaboration.
Producers: VEA Group Pty Ltd
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Professional Boundaries in Health Care
Professional boundaries refer to the distinctions that a worker makes between acceptable and unacceptable behavior. In a health care environment, they are critical to maintain a professional relationship between workers and clients. However, it is an area where there can be many shades of grey, forcing health care providers to use appropriate decision-making tools to guide their behavior. This program provides an introduction to the area of professional boundaries, and includes interviews with three experienced health professionals, including renowned consultant and trainer, Jenny Bray – along with some excellent dramatized scenarios aimed at provoking thought and discussion in this important area.
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Principles of Physics 1: Mechanics and Light
The program presents key concepts of mechanics and light, employing high quality graphics and animations, live footage and worked examples of relevant formulas. Conveniently structured in short clip format, the mechanics section covers scalars and vectors, equations of motions, projectile and circular motions, Newton’s laws of motion including a dynamic illustration of the third law in action, kinetic and potential energies both gravitational and elastic, energy conservation, collisions, and conservation of momentum. The light section covers light as a wave, wave equation, combining light of different colours, reflection in plane and curved mirrors including ray diagrams, refraction, convex and concave lenses including ray diagrams, polarisation, diffraction, interference, photoelectric effect, wave-particle duality.
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Credibility
What is credibility, and why is it so important? This program begins with an exploration of the concept of credibility and illustrates the key criteria of motive, bias, vested interest, neutrality, ability to perceive and expertise. A reconstruction of a famous murder case from the 1920s is then used to provide the material for viewers to evaluate the credibility of the evidence that was used. Finally, critical thinking author and former chief examiner Dr. Roy van den Brink Budgen provides his analysis of the case study and follow up support material. A very credible resource about credibility.
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Assumptions
It’s very natural to make assumptions. In some ways they save time and help us make effective decisions. But the problem is that assumption can sometimes be very wrong. This program starts with a number of accessible examples to illustrate what we mean by assumptions and how finding them can help to illuminate arguments. Viewers are then asked to test their critical thinking skills by looking for the assumptions in a location-based film and studio discussion on the rise in binge drinking amongst girls. And with Dr. Roy van den Brink Budgen expertise, gives his analysis of the case study and provides follow up support material.
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Evidence in Argument
How do we present evidence to get the best results in our arguments? Simply laying it all out for the world to see is not enough. But hiding parts of it is also just as compromised. This program begins by clearly illustrating the meaning and significance of evidence and the presentation of evidence in numbers, percentages, rates and over time. The case against zoos is used to give viewers the opportunity to evaluate and question how evidence is being used to support the arguments being made. Dr. Roy van den Brink Budgen then provides his analysis of the case study.
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The Application Form
Applying for your first job can be an intimidating process; you haven’t done it before so how do you really know what they’re looking for? Well, the key to getting the first step right is a clear and concise job application, because employers simply don’t have the time to go through lengthy, unfocused submissions. This program will help you focus on expressing your skills and experience, writing applications that really stand out, and addressing the all-important selection criteria. It also examines online job applications. This is an up-to-date and practical program that will get the real you onto paper.
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Control Systems in Design and Technology
Many of us assume that control systems only exist as part of computing and design. But in fact control systems have existed ever since people started to develop and use tools. Today, as technology becomes progressively more complex and an intrinsic part of our modern work and life, we are increasingly reliant on computer controlled technology to extend human capabilities. This excellent program introduces computer controlled systems, block diagrams, open and closed loop systems, microprocessors, and sensors and actuators. In it we examine EFTPOS machines, robots, manufacturing and product control, multimedia entertainment and education and medical applications.
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Managing a Design Project
The key to a successful design project is ensuring it is managed effectively from start to finish. The scale of some projects is truly awe inspiring, with many challenges along the way. This expert led program takes viewers through the various elements involved in managing design projects such as establishing a project plan, an action plan, time plan and finance plan, how to apply and evaluate those plans, and design project constraints. Included are interviews with Michelle Hyams from Schiavello Office Furniture and Lawrence Waterman from the London Olympics. For senior secondary and tertiary level, the production highlights the need for detailed planning, ongoing assessment of the project, and increasingly important factors – environmental for example – that need to be taken into consideration.
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Food Chains and Food Webs
In this program we explore the dynamic relationship between plants and animals in a shared ecosystem. This presenter-led, nature documentary style program clearly explains why all living organisms need energy, and how they obtain their food and energy requirements. Using examples of food chains and food webs, describing the difference between producers and consumers and illustrating the importance of scavengers and decomposers in maintaining a healthy ecosystem, it is the perfect introduction to biological science and interconnectedness within an ecosystem. This program is also ideal for initiating discussion regarding environmental issues such as climate change, deforestation and species extinction.