Client Service and Counseling (5 ECTS)

Objective

Students
- understand the philosophical, ethical and pedagogic premises of client service, instruction and counselling as well as their significance to their actions
- master client service, education and teaching as a work method included in their profession and use it in different contexts
- know how to plan, implement and evaluate client-oriented education and teaching in Finnish and in Swedish in cooperation with other experts
- are able to use existing educational and teaching material as well as produce new material in Finnish and in Swedish considering the client-oriented approach
- are able to assist clients/patients in using appropriate social and health care services.

Content

Concepts, ethics and learning strategies of client service, education and teaching
Client service and client/patient education and teaching in Finnish and in Swedish
Client service process and elements of good client service
Education and teaching process: needs evaluation, planning, implementation (methods, form and content), evaluation and documentation
Client- and goal-oriented utilization of Finnish and Swedish client service, education and teaching material
Various evaluation methods for client service and education regarding quality and effectiveness as well as development of client service, education and teaching

Location and time

see scedules

Materials

Swedish material at OMA

Client and Counseling: material at OMA and at Moodle

Teaching methods

online teaching and studies, independent studies and group work

Finnish studies in stead of Swedish for students who have studied in Swedish at school and students who have not studied Swedish at school.

Employer connections

N/A

Exam schedules

will be announced in the beginning of the course

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

Swedish/Finnish: 3 ECTS = 81h

Client Service and Counseling: 2 ECTS = 54h

Content scheduling

N/A

Further information

Client and Counseling: Compulsory attendance at the orientation lectures. The student will present possible RPL decisions in the orientation lecture.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

See a separate framework for evaluation.
When evaluating the competences, the evaluation criteria for competent/intermediate level is used.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Student
- can search for knowledge resourcefully utilizing sources of the field and uses the knowledge base of the field
- is familiar with the knowledge base and core components of the profession
- has adequate professional skills to work in the profession
- can work in a client-oriented way
- solves professional tasks and problems
- works safely and in accordance with the ethical principles of the field
- displays competence benefitting groups or projects
- is able to evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses and development needs

Assessment methods and criteria

Client Service and Counseling: passed/improved

Swedish: oral and written assignments (and maybe exams) - oral and written skills separately on the scale 1-5

Further information

N.B. In case the student’s educational language is other than Finnish, s/he carries out the course in Professional Swedish (Svenska - Kundbetjäning och handledning) and Finnish as a second language/foreign language.

Further information

N.B. In case the student’s educational language is other than Finnish, s/he carries out the course in Professional Swedish (Svenska - Kundbetjäning och handledning) and Finnish as a second language/foreign language.