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Understanding Stigma Interactive Experience Badge
This badge is awarded to people who complete the Understanding Stigma interactive experience and can discuss what they have learned as a result of completeing the experience.
The Understanding Stigma interactive experience has been developed by taking the real-life accounts of people in recovery who have shared the stigmatising opinions and behaviors they have seen in their life.
This resource will follow a day-in-the-life of a man called Mark, who is trying to get through his day and sort out an issue with his housing. Throughout the experience you will have the opportunity to hear directly from people in recovery and listen to their feelings on some of the things they encounter.
The aim of these videos is to help you to develop your understanding of some of the things people in recovery experience in their day-to-day life.
To earn this badge you will need to:
- complete the Understanding Stigma interactive experience – this can be accessed here.
- answer the following questions as a reflective account the evidence box below:
- What stigmatising opinions did you see in the interactive video and explain how they may have surprised you? (minimum of 50 words)
- How has watching and hearing each of these real-life experiences impacted you? For example, has this changed your perspective on the subject? (minimum of 50 words)
- Please tell us what you have learned as a result of using this experience, and how it may impact your practice (minimum of 100 words)
- Discuss your thoughts and feelings about this resource with someone you know (this could be a colleague, line manager or fellow student) and write a summary of this discussion (minimum of 100 words ).
We will decline Open Badge applications without a completed reflective activity.
None. This badge does not require you to hold any other badges.
You will need to provide at least 100 words in response to the two questions you were asked in the criteria for this badge. Make sure you clearly indicate which question you are responding to in each part of your evidence submission.
If you want to use a blog or ePortfolio entry as evidence, you might find our guide to preparing and publishing your evidence useful. We will also accept short audio or video statements if you prefer these formats.
Remember, the evidence you provide will be viewable by anyone who you show your badge to. Please don’t include confidential or private information within your statement.
Badge issuer
Scottish Social Services Council
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I confirm that I have read, understood and completed all the activities listed in the badge criteria and that each question from the criteria is answered in the evidence I have provided. My evidence has been written or recorded by me and I have not copied it from anywhere or anyone else. I understand that it will take 28 days for you to assess my application and that feedback cannot be provided if my application is unsuccessful.
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