Child Protection (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Students will understand the phenomena related to child protection. They will acknowledge the uniqueness of the client group and its needs. Students will able to apply key fundamental concepts, legislation and services. They will identify the most important work practices and evaluate the current debate related to child protection. They will be able to reflect on their own professional activity.

Content

The child's role in changing society. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Work values and princi-ples of child welfare. Preventive child welfare. The child protection process. Child welfare legislation for securing fundamental individual rights. Practices of preventive work, as well as child and family-specific work.
The study unit includes four hours of guidance for professional growth.

Teaching methods

Contact lectures depending on the Covid-19 recommendations.
Independent studying, please notice there will be preliminary tasks- assignments/info will be given at the orientation
Group work
Group exam

Changes are possible.

Teaching takes place both as contact teaching on campus at separately announced times and as distance teaching via Zoom or Teams at separately announced times. The teaching of contact teaching days is based on active discussion and interaction, and the achievement of competence goals requires contact teaching in these areas. In distance learning, interactive conversation situations require the use of a camera.

Location and time

Content of the lectures and visitors will be given at the orientation. Teacher will be Laura Holmi.

Lectures will be at the campus and ZOOM/Teams:

12.10. klo 12.45-16.00 Orientaatio ja aloitus, kontaktiopetus, kampus
26.10. klo 8.30-11.45 etäopetus, ZOOM/Teams
1.11. klo 8.30-11.45 kontaktiopetus, kampus
9.11. 12.45-16.00 etäopetus
17.11. klo 12.45-16.00 ryhmätyöskentelyä
18.11. klo 9.00-15.00 Lasten ja perheiden päivä, kontaktiopetus, kampus
25.11. klo 8.30-16.00 SEMINAARI (Lastensuojelu, Mielenterveys ja päihteet) kontaktiopetus, kampus
30.11. klo 8.30-11.45 kontaktiopetus, kampus
1.12. klo 8.30-11.45 etäopetus
13.12. klo 8.30-11.45 kontaktiopetus, kampus
16.12. klo 8.30-11.45 TENTTI etäopetus (Tarkka ajankohta ja toteutusalusta selviää lähempänä)

Muutokset ovat mahdollisia.

Learning materials and recommended literature

1.Ajankohtainen Lastensuojelulaki (417/2007): https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/2007/20070417

2. Lastensuojelun laatusuositus 2019. Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriön julkaisuja 2019-8:. https://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/161862/STM_2019_8_J_Lastensuojelun_laatusuositus.pdf

3. Lastensuojelun käsikirja, työprosessit: https://thl.fi/fi/web/lastensuojelun-kasikirja/tyoprosessi

4. THL, Lastensuojelun tilasto, ajankohtainen tilasto päivittyy syksyksi 2021: https://thl.fi/fi/tilastot-ja-data/tilastot-aiheittain/lapset-nuoret-ja-perheet/lastensuojelu/lastensuojelu

5. YK, Lapsen oikeuksien sopimus https://www.unicef.fi/lapsen-oikeudet/sopimus-kokonaisuudessaan/

6. Luentomateriaali

7. Onnistumisia lastensuojelussa-artikkeli (Aino Ritala-Koskinen 2003, 103-123, teoksessa Sosiaalityö ja vaikuttaminen) https://jyx.jyu.fi/bitstream/handle/123456789/43280/952-5092-91-7.pdf

Exam dates and retake possibilities

16.12. klo 8.30-11.45 Group Exam, remote exam

Re-examination dates will be given later.

Student workload

5p x 27 h = 135 h

Further information for students

Possible AHOT- application must be done before registering to the course. Questions concerning AHOT- application, please contact to the AHOT- responsible lecturer: Laura Holmi.

If student has a special support certificate/decision, which affects studying, student must be in contact to the lecturer of the course soonest.

Assessment methods and criteria

A more detailed assessment will be announced at the beginning of the course.

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

Assessment:
Assessment criteria see the attachment.
The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.