Work Placement and Language Internship 4: Professional Development of Bachelor of Social ServicesLaajuus (15 cr)

Course unit code: SX00FY14

General information

Credits: 15 cr

Objective

The student

• is able to critically and theoretically analyse and justify the basis of their actions
• is able to assess the development needs within social services, identify solutions, and evaluate their effectiveness
• recognises the structure of the organisation and the functioning of the unit, understanding their objectives and significance w ithin the service system
• is able to work independently and responsibly in different environments as a social services professional
• recognises the skills and competencies required for workplace management and understands the dimensions of diversity management
• understands the importance of well-being at work as part of self-management.

Content

• Development within social services

• Social services expertise as part of the service system

• Organisational and management skills, diversity management, and well-being at work

The language and language awareness objectives of the course (Finnish) are selected according to the student's individual language proficiency level

A2: Students become familiar with the communication environment and communication situations of the workplace. They recognise the different communication roles of a professional and the goals of communication in different situations. They can interpret oral communication situations using extra-lingual cues (e.g. tone of voice, gestures, facial expressions, body language, length of speeches, participants, communication environment, duration of the situation), and can extract frequently repeated words from the speech stream (greetings, key words related to situations, introductions, explanations) and use them in their own speech. Students participate in a conversation in Finnish in predictable and routine situations (greetings, inquiries about how things are, introductions, reporting, descriptions).

B1: Students become familiar with the communication environment and communication situations of the workplace. They can act in various communication situations and participate in conversations at the workplace. Students can act fluently in routine communication situations. They can also follow and act in ordinary communication situations with relative ease, even if they do not participate in them as an active communicator.

B2: Students actively participate in communication situations at the workplace. They can act appropriately in various communication situations and actively and proactively participate in conversations at the workplace. Students can act as a support for the language learner in routine communication situations. They can also act fairly easily in more complex communication situations and actively and proactively participate in them.

C1 – C2 (also native Finnish speakers): Students become familiar with the communication environment and communication situations at the workplace. They can act appropriately and linguistically in various communication situations, using plain language and the communication environment. Students actively and proactively participate in conversations at the workplace and are able to act independently as a support for the language learner in communication situations at the workplace.

Qualifications

The student has completed approximately 165 ECTS of studies, including Work Placement and Language Internship 3: Client Work in the Service System and Finnish for Work in the Social Sector or the student has at least a B1 level in Finnish.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Framework of assessment is attached to the curriculum's description.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed