Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Work for the Older People (5 cr)
Code: SX00EQ00-3008
General information
- Enrollment
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12.07.2025 - 10.08.2025
Registration for implementation has not started yet.
- Timing
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11.08.2025 - 31.12.2025
The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- On-campus
- Unit
- (2019-2024) School of Wellbeing
- Campus
- Myllypurontie 1
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 30
- Degree programmes
- Elderly Care
- Teachers
- Eeva Tawast
- Heidi Oilimo
- Teacher in charge
- Eeva Tawast
- Groups
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SXC25K2Vanhustyön tutkinto-ohjelma, monimuoto
- Course
- SX00EQ00
Implementation has 3 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 9 h 45 min.
| Time | Topic | Location |
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Tue 07.10.2025 time 08:30 - 11:45 (3 h 15 min) |
Ikääntyneiden mielenterveys- ja päihdetyö SX00EQ00-3008 |
MPA5025
Oppimistila
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Tue 07.10.2025 time 12:45 - 16:00 (3 h 15 min) |
Ikääntyneiden mielenterveys- ja päihdetyö SX00EQ00-3008 |
MPA5025
Oppimistila
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Thu 09.10.2025 time 12:45 - 16:00 (3 h 15 min) |
Ikääntyneiden mielenterveys- ja päihdetyö SX00EQ00-3008 |
MPA5025
Oppimistila
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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