Explore how social connection and loneliness shape our health and wellbeing in this free online course Do you, or someone you know, often feel lonely? This wellness course explores loneliness as a natural response to one's basic social needs being unmet. Discover different types of loneliness, how to talk about it, and practical strategies for supporting young people, the elderly and minority groups. You’ll learn how loneliness affects physical health and how connecting with others is a vital key to wellbeing. Enrol today!
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 195925 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Contrast loneliness and social isolation • Describe the prevalence of loneliness worldwide • Discuss situations that can lead to loneliness • Outline the demographics who are most vulnerable • Distinguish between stigmatising and helpful language around loneliness • Identify steps to wellbeing when you are experiencing loneliness • Evaluate barriers to dealing with loneliness in oneself or others • Identify methods to support young people, elderly people and others to make connections • Recall how long term, chronic loneliness can affect physical health • Outline what governments, organisations and businesses can do to help people build social connections |
| Course Code | 7390 |
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