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Connecting with Care

This On Demand resource uses philosophical ideas to prompt deep reflection on the role of connection in our work.


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Description


Caring for others is, at its heart, the practice of making connections. Whether through love, friendship, conversation, or community, giving and receiving care is fundamental to what it means to be human. In professional care settings, the right kinds of connections are essential, not only for supporting those in need but also for fostering strong, resilient teams.

This resource offers a reflective space to explore the nature of connection and disconnection in care relationships. Through conversation, we consider what it means to build meaningful connections, how challenges can be transformed into opportunities, and why deepening our understanding of relationships is key to effective and compassionate care.

You'll consider the following questions:

  • Why is human connection essential in care relationships?
  • What makes a connection meaningful and effective?
  • What are the common barriers to connection, and how can they be addressed?
  • How do trust and communication shape the quality of care?
  • In what ways do professional care relationships require both personal openness and healthy boundaries?
  • How does disconnection affect both caregivers and those they support?
  • What role do curiosity and self-awareness play in fostering better connections?
  • How can reflecting on connection help us strengthen teams and workplace culture?

Speakers

 

Dr Rebekah Howes 

Dr Rebekah Howes has 15 years’ experience teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level in the university sector, and publishing and presenting papers internationally.

In 2010 she co-designed and led the first Liberal Arts degree in the UK, leading the revival of Liberal Arts study in the UK. She brings to Think Learning the strong belief that what and how we learn should matter to us as human beings, and she hopes to continue to develop this sense of humanity in her work with course participants.

Professor Nigel Tubbs

Nigel Tubbs was Professor at the University of Winchester for 15 years after having been a school teacher in West Sussex and Brighton the 1980s and early 1990s. He lead two undergraduate programmes, in Education Studies, and more recently in Liberal Arts, which was the first such programme to be reintroduced into English universities for many decades (having begun life in Ancient Greece with Plato and Aristotle).

As a university researcher he wrote nine books, including Socrates On Trial, which was a New Statesman book of the year 2021. He is currently part of a new venture in higher education called Think Learning.

 

 

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