We are pleased to advise that deep linking capability, enabling users to directly download individual mobile toolkits, has now been released on the RDS mobile app. When you install the update, you will see that each toolkit has a small QR code icon the header area beside the search icon – see screenshot below. Clicking on this icon will open up a window with a full-size QR code and the alternative of a short URL for sharing with users. Instructions are provided.
You may need to actively install the update to install RDS app version 4.7.1 to see this improvement. Installing this update is also strongly recommended to get the full benefits of the new contingency arrangements – specifically, that if the RDS website should fail, you will still be able to download new mobile app toolkits.
To check your current RDS version, click on the three dots bottom right of the RDS app screen. This takes you to a “More” page where you will see the version number. To install latest updates:
On iPhones – go to the Apple store, click on your profile icon top right, scroll down to see the apps waiting to be updated and update the RDS app.
On Android phones – these can vary, but try going to the Google Play store, click on your profile icon top right, click on “Manage apps and device”, select and update the RDS app.
Please get in touch with ann.wales3@nhs.scot with any questions.
This section covers: What Words for Wellbeing is, When to use it, and How it works.
Watch this short videoclip to focus your thoughts as you start this module. Juliet Ridgway-Tait, Healthy Reading Bibliotherapist with Midlothian Libraries, sums up what matters most for anyone thinking of becoming a words for wellbeing facilitator. She is speaking with Stephen Harris, Libraries Development Officer with Midlothian Council.
This is the first of several videoclips where you will hear from Juliet and Stephen about topics throughout this module. Many thanks to Midlothian Library Services for creating and sharing these recordings (duration 55s) .
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This short video (Duration 3min 13s), "Bibliotherapy in Action" from Amanda Mills, illustrates several of these aspects of words for wellbeing. It is a cameo of a session with a young woman using poetry to help her with bereavement. You can turn on subtitles using the icon at the foot of the screen if you can't hear everything. A transcript of the conversation is available on the Youtube site.
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