Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Work for the Older People (5 cr)

Objective

The students know how to
• Identify key legislation governing substance abuse and mental health services
• Identify substance abuse and mental health services for the older people
• Describe ways to face an older person living with a substance abuse or mental health problem in different ways
• Identify the special issues and needs of substance abuse and mental health work for older people and their relatives
• Identify assessment methods used in substance abuse and mental health work for older people

Content

• special needs and issues of older people in mental health and substance abuse work
• encountering a mentally ill older person and access to treatment
• the impact of substance use in older people on health, well-being and ability to function
• encountering an older person living with a substance abuse problem, addressing substance abuse and referring them to appropriate rehabilitation
• mental health law and services
• substance use legislation and services
• other dependencies
• key assessment methods used in substance use and mental health work

Location and time

Mielenterveyden opetus/ psykologi Eeva Tawast; päihdetyön opettajat tunneilla Maarit Ajalin, Sofia Pietarinen ja tehtävien sekä verkko-opiskelun osalta Miia Pulkkinen; (ohjaus toteutetaan lähiopetuksena jos mahdollista, aikataulumuutokset vielä mahdollisia!): ks. lukujärjestys
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Opintojaksoon kuuluu yksi opintokäynti, johon opettajat ehdottavat mahdollisuuksia, mutta joka toteutetaan koronatilanteen huomioiden joko lähikäynteinä tai itsenäisesti ja etänä opintojakson teemojen oppimista tukevaksi.
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OPPIMISTEHTÄVÄT (tarkemmat ohjeistukset ja aikataulut Moodlessa)
• Moodle-keskustelu: Mielenterveyspalvelut ikääntyneille?
- päihdetyön tehtävät
• (virtuaali)OPINTOKÄYNTIraportti
• Osallistavan ja asiakaslähtöisen palaveriprosessin suunnitelma

Materials

The literature will be specified in the beginning of contact teaching at the latest, for more information, go to Moodle-workspace.

Teaching methods

interactive (virtual) lectures, (case/) problem based learning, discussion, studying the course literature, reflective writing, e-learning, (virtual) study visit

Employer connections

study visit, working life oriented / working life based teaching

Exam schedules

N/A

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

27h/credit

Content scheduling

Tuition in Finnish

Further information

Interactive lectures and most of the literature in Finnish

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment criteria see the attachment of the curriculum
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Assessment criteria see the attachment of the curriculum
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Assessment criteria see the attachment of the curriculum
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Assessment criteria see the attachment of the curriculum
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course

Assessment methods and criteria

Learning assignments; continuous assessment (active participation in contact teaching); 100%. See evaluation criteria (+learning assignment guidelines). A failed learning assignment must be complemented within one month. An approved assignment cannot be complemented.

Further information

- Mental Health 3 ECTS
- Substance Use Treatment Work 2 ECTS