Child Protection (5 cr)
Code: SX00EP08-3009
General information
Enrollment
27.11.2023 - 10.12.2023
Timing
08.01.2024 - 26.05.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
School of Wellbeing
Campus
Myllypurontie 1
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Social Services (in English)
Teachers
- Janika Kosonen
Groups
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SXG22S1Degree Programme in Social Services päivä
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
Schedule:
Fri 12.1.2024 12.45-16.00
Tue 16.1.2024 12.45-16.00
Fri 26.1.2024 8.30-11.45
Mon 5.2.2024 12.45-16.00
Thu 15.2.2024 9.00-11.00 Wordplace visit at Tampere family centre
Fri 23.2.2024 8.30-11.45
Fri 1.3.2024 8.30-11.45
The teacher reserves the right to make changes to the schedule.
Materials
UN Convention on the rights of the child
Child Welfare Act 417/2007
Social Welfare Act 1301/2014
+ Lecture slides and other course materials available in Moodle
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
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The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
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Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
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Assessment criteria, approved/failed
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The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.