Work and Working Environments in Social Services (5 ECTS)

Code: SX00DL77-3011

General information

Enrollment: 30.11.2020 - 31.01.2021; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 27.04.2021 - 21.05.2021; Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 ECTS

Mode of delivery: On-campus

Unit: (2019-2024) School of Wellbeing

Campus: Myllypurontie 1

Teaching languages: Finnish

Seats: 0 - 65

Degree programmes: Social Services

Teachers: Heli Määttänen; Jouni Piekkari; Päivi Eskelinen-Roos

Groups: SXH21K1
Sosiaalialan tutkinto-ohjelma päivä

Course: SX00DL77

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Objective

Students will become familiar with the different work environments and work orientations of social services. They will understand the process-like quality of client work and identify the various phases of this process. They will identify the significance of professional development. Students will become familiar with the concept of reflection and understand its importance as a tool for professional development. Students’ team and collaboration skills will be strengthened.

Content

Different work environments in social services. Practices of preventative work and early support, social rehabilitation, constructive work and advocacy. Agency, participation and clientship in social services. Reflection and its significance in social work. Development of professional growth and expertise. Principles of teamwork and acting as a member of work community. Multidisciplinary networking in social services. The Act on the Status and Rights of Social Welfare Clients and the Act on the Openness of Government Activities.

Location and time

The online face-to-face lectures, teacher shares the link before teaching time.
Teaching is arranged in classrooms, if possible, according to the instructions of the corona.

Group A:
27.4. klo 12.45-16.00
29.4. klo 12.45-16.00
4.5. klo 12.45-16.00 (international week)
6.5. klo 12.45-16.00
7.5. 8.30-11.45 (A + B)
11.5. 8.30-11.45
12.5. klo 8.30-11.45
17.5. klo 8.30-16.00 (Jouni Piekkari; working on prosess and functional methods)
20.5. 12.45-16.00
21.5. klo 12.00-14.00 Moodle exam

Group B:
27.4. klo 12.45-16.00
29.4. klo 12.45-16.00
4.5. klo 12.45-16.00 (international week)
6.5. klo 12.45-16.00
7.5. 8.30-11.45 (A + B)
11.5. klo 12.45-16.00
12.5. klo 8.30-11.45
17.5. klo 8.30-16.00 (Jouni Piekkari; working on prosess and functional methods)
20.5. 12.45-16.00
21.5. klo 12.00-14.00 Moodle exam

Materials

To be announced

Teaching methods

Interactive lectures, assignments during the lectures, participatory methods.

Employer connections

N/A

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

5 credits (135h)

Further information

Tuition in Finnish

Evaluation scale

0-5

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