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Child Protection (5 cr)

Code: SX00EP08-3002

General information


Enrollment

02.05.2023 - 14.05.2023

Timing

16.08.2023 - 06.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

School of Wellbeing

Campus

Myllypurontie 1

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Social Services

Teachers

  • Katarina Groop
  • Taina Konttinen

Groups

  • SXH22K2
    Sosiaalialan tutkinto-ohjelma, monimuoto

Objective

The students are familiar with the current discussion on child welfare. The students are familiar with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The students are familiar with the principles and contents of the Child Welfare Act. They know and are able to apply basic concepts related to child welfare. The students recognize the reasons behind the need for child welfare and are familiar with the different stages of the child welfare process. They identify ethical issues related to child protection. The students are able to reflect on their own professional activities and understand their own role in the multidisciplinary cooperation of child welfare.

Content

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Tasks, core values,and principles of child protection. The best interests of the child, inclusion and the rights in child protection. Preventive child protection. Child protection process. Child Welfare Act. Social Welfare Act in relation to the Child Welfare Act. The service system of child protection.

Location and time

Opintojakson opettajat: Katarina Groop ja Taina Konttinen
14.8-27.8.2023 Orientaatiotallenne, lapsen oikeuksien verkkokoulutus ja oppimistehtävä 1 (suoritetaan ennen ensimmäistä lähiopetuskertaa aikavälillä)
28.08.2023 09.00 - 11.45 MPA4010 Lastensuojelun arvot ja periaatteet, lastensuojeluprosessi / Katarina
12.09.2023 08.30 - 11.45 MPA5015 Ehkäisevä lastensuojelu ja lastensuojelun avohuolto / Katarina
13.09.2023 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2019 Lastensuojelun sijaishuolto / Taina
04.10.2023 08.30 - 11.45 MPA4018 Tentti + Lastensuojelun jälkihuolto / Taina

Materials

Tenttimateriaali:
*Luentomateriaalit
*Lastensuojelulaki (Finlex)
*Lastensuojelun käsikirja (THL)
*YK:n lapsen oikeuksien sopimus
*Araneva (2022): Lapsen suojelu : toteuttaminen ja päätöksenteko: käsikirja
lapsen asioista päättävälle (e-kirja) s.1-35, s.53-88, s.109-134, s.135-146, s.277-300

Teaching methods

Luennot, vierailijat, luentotallenteet, oppimistehtävät, lukupiiri, tentti

Exam schedules

04.10.2023 klo 8.30-10.00 Tentti Myllypurossa
Uusintatentit:
Yleinen uusintatentti Maanantaina 11.12. klo 16.30 – 20.00
Yleinen uusintatentti tammikuussa 2024 (päivä varmistuu myöhemmin)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

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The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

See the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

See the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Assessment methods and criteria

Oppimistehtävät (hyväksytty-täydennettävä-hylätty)
Lukupiirityöskentely (0-5)
Tentti (0-5)