3. Internship (20 ECTS)

Objective

Students will know how to use a variety of client work orientations and methods appropriately. They will plan and organise socio-pedagogical activities for the strengthening
of the individual and the community. Students will be able to apply professional ethical principles of
socio-pedagogical work. They will be capable of critically reflecting on their own actions based on the
ethics of social services. Students will be able to justify, document and evaluate client work and its
effects in an appropriate manner. Students will apply research and development expertise in their
work.

Content

Internship in an environment that can strengthen the students’ professional development in Social
Services and support the objectives of the selected studies. The internship may be carried out during an international exchange programme

Location and time

The internship takes place in an environment where the student can strengthen their professional growth as a bachelor of social services and which supports the goals of the studies. Internships can also be completed in international exchanges and projects. Internship cannot be ahoted with previous work experience.
Internship is done during April 2023 - 31.12.2023.

Teaching methods

Work practice, guidance discussions with field supervisor, teacher guidance, learning diary, seminars 1 and 2 (dates published later by the guiding teacher), final discussions

Student workload

20 credits = 540 hours. Work placement is full-time and uninterrupted.

Further information

This course is intended primarily for SXG20S1 students.
Info will be taken on 6.3.2023 at 10-11.30 MPA2028
Work placement 3 is worth 20 credits and lasts for 14 weeks.
This course comes at the end of studies where students are guided in a goal-oriented manner to apply theoretical knowledge from professional studies to practice in the working environment.
Students can register for the 3rd work placement once they have completed about 165 credits.

Students must find their own practice place. The work placement must be in the social services sector and it must correspond the work of sosionomi. Students must have an identified field supervisor. The supervisor should have a social services or similar degree. Work placement is full-time and uninterrupted.

The student can also work as a salaried employee during the work placement.

Information regarding the work placement can be found in the Moodle workspace: Work placement 3 - Strengthening professionalism of Bachelors of Social Services summer/fall 2023.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

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

Assessment methods and criteria

EVALUATION TARGETS:
CLIENT WORK COMPETENCE
• Knows how to justify, document and evaluate client work and its impact in an appropriate manner
• Knows how to use various client work orientations and methods appropriately
• Knows how to plan and organise socio-pedagogical activity for the strengthening of the individual and the community
ETHICAL COMPETENCE
• Knows how to apply professional ethical principles in socio-pedagogical work (personal objectives)
• Knows how critically reflect on his or her own behaviour according to social ethics (should be done in everyday life, acts of supervision at school)
DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCE
• Knows how to apply research and development skills at work
Course is assessed as Pass / Fail