Professional in Social and Health Care (5 ECTS)

Objective

The student
• knows the social and health care system and the responsibilities of different actors
• knows the key legislation in social and health care
• knows the ethical basis of the social and health care sector
• knows the importance of well-being and health promotion in reducing well-being and health inequalities
• knows the basics of structured documentation
• understands the significance of digital services in social and health services
• knows the basics of client and patient safety
• understands the key practices related to infection control and asepsis and is able to act accordingly
• understands the basics of emergency first aid and is able to respond in common medical emergency and accident situations.

Content

• Social and health care system and responsibilities
• Key legislation in social and health care
• Ethical basis in the social and health sector
• Promoting well-being and health
• The basics of structural documentation and legislation related to documentation
• Digitalisation of social and health care services
• Client and patient safety
• Infection control and basic asepsis
• Emergency first aid

Location and time

Health promotion: Zoom meetings according to the schedule

Materials

Health Promotion:
Duodecim Oppiportti, Terveyden edistäminen 2022. Edited by: Patja K, Absetz P, Rautava P. (Requires login with Metropolia credentials. Only in Finnish)
Management of health and wellbeing promotion. THL. https://thl.fi/en/topics/management-of-health-and-wellbeing-promotion
Moodle Study Material
Other study material assigned by the teacher

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture
Learning assignment
Assignment-based instruction
Guided assignments

Exam schedules

Lainsäädännön tentti moodlessa lukujärjestyksen mukaisesti.
Uusinta sovitaan erikseen.

Kirjaamisosuuden oppimistehtävän palautus OMAn työtilaan mennessä. Tehtävien yhteinen palaute tunneilla etänä Zoomissa. Aikataulu täydennettään ennen opintojakson alkua.

Terveyden edistäminen: Moodle tentti etänä. Aikataulu täydennettään ennen opintojakson alkua.

Student workload

1 ECTS = 27 t of student work
The total load of the course is 135 hours, which is divided into five parts.

The health care and social services system, the key legislation and ethical principles 1.0 credits (27 hours of student work): lectures 4 hours, individual assignments 6 hours, group assignment 12 hours, independent study 4h and exam 1h.

Content scheduling

The basics of structural documentation and legislation related to documentation 1 ECTS
Promoting well-being and health 1 ECTS
Social and health care system and responsibilities and key legislation in social and health care 1 ECTS
Infection control and basic asepsis 1 ECTS
Emergency first aid 1 ECTS

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Framework of assessment is attached in the curriculum's description.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Framework of assessment is attached in the curriculum's description.

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment
Closed book exam
Learning assignment
Attendance requirement

The health care and social services system, key legislation and ethical principles has been approved when the student has completed all tasks and has successfully completed the exam.