Expertise and Ethical Work in Care of Older PeopleLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Upon completion of the course, the students will know how to:
- Act ethically and assess the implementation of the ethical principles and equality in diverse care of older people
-Analyse the social status of older people in different life situations as ones in need of service and as service users.
- Critically examine the changes and development needs in care policies and services from both national and international perspectives
- View the possibilities and challenges of ethical and moral management

Content

- Framework for gerontological client competence
- Principles of ethical elderly care and equality in the care and services of older people
- Factors, opportunities and threats affecting the societal status of older people
- National and international ageing and care policies
- Ethical management

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students know how to:
- define gerontological client competence, the importance of the ethical principles of care and equality in diverse elderly care
- define the effects of national and international ageing and care policies and their significance from the perspective of the older people
-define and describe the possibilities and means of affecting the societal status of the elderly
- act and apply the principles of ethics and equality in the elderly care

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students know how to:
- analyse and apply gerontological client competence, the ethical principles of care of older people, and equality in diverse elderly care in their own action
- analyse and justify the societal and global effects of national and international ageing and care policies and their significance from the perspective of older people
- affect the social status of the older people in different ways
- act in accordance with ethical principles and equality in the care of older people
- analyse and apply the ethical principles of care of older people and equality in their actions and management

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students know how to:
- critically evaluate their gerontological client competence, the implementation of ethical principles of care of older people and equality in diverse elderly care
- critically evaluate the effects of national and international societal and global effects of ageing and care policies and their significance from the perspective of older people
- innovatively influence the social status of the older people through different means
- critically evaluate the implementation of the ethical principles of care of older people and equality in their own practice and management

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The students know how to:
- define gerontological client competence, the importance of ethical principles in care of older people as well as equality in the diversified care for the elderly
- define the societal and global effects of national and international ageing and care policies and their significance from the perspective of older people
- identify and describe the possibilities and ways of influencing the societal status of the elderly
- act in accordance with the ethical principles and equality in the care of older people and apply them to management