Study Guide

Objective

Students will recognize abusive behaviour and violence as individual, communal and societal phenomena. They will be aware of the risks of abuse and domestic violence at different ages. Students will know how to initiate con-versation and support the different parties of abuse and domestic violence, also referring them to expert services when necessary.

Content

Abuse and intimate partner violence as individual, communal and societal phenomena. Abuse and violence and their risks at different ages. Honour crimes. Victims of of human trafficking. Legislation and services related to intimate partner and domestic violence. Initiating conversation with clients and empowering interaction.

Location and time

Please note that there can be some changes in the schedule. Please check the updated schedule before the course starts.

Lectures in English:
Teacher: Sylvia Hakari
25.10.2022 12.45 - 16.00 Orientation (classroom MPA4010)
03.11.2022 12.45 - 16.00 Visitors (classroom MPA4008)'
10.11.2022 09.00- 11.45 Trauma-informed work (MPA4008)
23.11.2022 12.45 - 16.00 How to talk about domestic violence? (MPA4008)
30.11.2022 12.45 - 16.00 Well Being at work and final reflection (MPA6011)

In the orientation the Learning Circle groups will be formulated. The groups will decide on the schedules of 3 learning circle meetings (3x 1,5 hours) independently.

Materials

All the materials will be announced later.

Teaching methods

Lectures, independent learning tasks, reading circle (groups), learning diary / other course work

Employer connections

Vierailijat väkivaltatyön kentältä

Exam schedules

No exam

Student workload

27 h / credit

Further information

Maximum amount of students is 40 in this course. Priority groups are exchange students, SXH20S1 and SXG20S1 students, but if there is space left, others are welcome.

The Accreditation of prior learning must be done before the beginning of the course.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment:
Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Assessment:
Assessment criteria see the attachment.
The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

Assessment methods and criteria

Learning tasks in Moodle (passed/failed)
Reading circle (passed/failed)
Learning diary or other course work (0-5)