Work Methods of Health PromotionLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Student
- know how to use effective and client-/family-oriented work methods for health promotion
- are able to plan, implement and evaluate health promotion interventions of individuals, families and groups in collaboration with clients
- can use and apply early intervention methods
- can implement health communication
- can implement the multiprofessional/multi-actor health promotion of individuals, families, groups and communities as experts of public health nursing
- know how to use follow up tools and methods of health promotive work
- are able to anticipate problems and challenges related to health and wellbeing
- understand the possibilities of welfare analytics for health promotion
- can plan, administer, evaluate vaccinations of different-aged clients

Content

- theoretical background of health promotion
- work methods of health promotion for individuals, families, groups and communities
- bringing up health promotion
- health discussion
- resource-oriented approach to work, client inclusion, supporting client’s resources
- supporting health changes – the change process
- early intervention as a work method and its background, objectives, significance and implementation
- health communication
- planning of health promotion
- follow up and evaluation of health promotive work; follow up methods
- welfare analytics
- deepening vaccination competence and developing practical skills in vaccinating

Qualifications

Students may choose the unit of work methods of health promotion after completing the study unit of health promotion.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the attachment "Framework for evaluation criteria of competence"
Evaluation criteria expert level is used.