Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Work for the Older People (5 cr)
Code: SX00EQ00-3007
General information
Enrollment
02.12.2024 - 31.12.2024
Timing
01.01.2025 - 25.05.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
School of Wellbeing
Campus
Myllypurontie 1
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 40
Degree programmes
- Elderly Care
Groups
-
SXC24S2Vanhustyön tutkinto-ohjelma monimuoto
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
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
Further information
- Mental Health 3 ECTS
- Substance Use Treatment Work 2 ECTS