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Promotion of Social Inclusion and Community-Based WorkLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: TH00CA42

Credits

5 op

Objective

- you understand the concepts of social inclusion and community, and the important role they play in people’s well-being
- you know how to promote a sense of community and the inclusion of individuals and groups through different methods
- you are able to view individuals as part of their social network and living environment and use the resources of the network for the benefit of the client
- you know how to perform advocacy in collaboration with residents and clients
- you are familiar with municipalities’ and organisations’ activities to promote health and well-being and to prevent problems related to them, and you know how to use these services

Content

- the levels of social inclusion
- the ways citizens, municipality residents, clients and social service workers can engage in advocacy
- a social pedagogical approach, social inclusion and exclusion
- participatory and collaborative methods such as art-based participatory methods and social network mapping
- regional social work and analysis

Enrollment

02.06.2024 - 26.08.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

56 - 65

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Laura Närvi
  • Sirppa Kinos
  • Susanna Virta
Groups
  • PSOSTS23

Objective

- you understand the concepts of social inclusion and community, and the important role they play in people’s well-being
- you know how to promote a sense of community and the inclusion of individuals and groups through different methods
- you are able to view individuals as part of their social network and living environment and use the resources of the network for the benefit of the client
- you know how to perform advocacy in collaboration with residents and clients
- you are familiar with municipalities’ and organisations’ activities to promote health and well-being and to prevent problems related to them, and you know how to use these services

Content

- the levels of social inclusion
- the ways citizens, municipality residents, clients and social service workers can engage in advocacy
- a social pedagogical approach, social inclusion and exclusion
- participatory and collaborative methods such as art-based participatory methods and social network mapping
- regional social work and analysis

Content scheduling

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Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

02.06.2024 - 04.09.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

36 - 45

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Laura Närvi
  • Susanna Virta
Groups
  • PSOSS23V

Objective

- you understand the concepts of social inclusion and community, and the important role they play in people’s well-being
- you know how to promote a sense of community and the inclusion of individuals and groups through different methods
- you are able to view individuals as part of their social network and living environment and use the resources of the network for the benefit of the client
- you know how to perform advocacy in collaboration with residents and clients
- you are familiar with municipalities’ and organisations’ activities to promote health and well-being and to prevent problems related to them, and you know how to use these services

Content

- the levels of social inclusion
- the ways citizens, municipality residents, clients and social service workers can engage in advocacy
- a social pedagogical approach, social inclusion and exclusion
- participatory and collaborative methods such as art-based participatory methods and social network mapping
- regional social work and analysis

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

02.06.2024 - 27.08.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

36 - 45

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Niina Vuoristo
  • Susanna Virta
Groups
  • PSOSS23EN

Objective

- you understand the concepts of social inclusion and community, and the important role they play in people’s well-being
- you know how to promote a sense of community and the inclusion of individuals and groups through different methods
- you are able to view individuals as part of their social network and living environment and use the resources of the network for the benefit of the client
- you know how to perform advocacy in collaboration with residents and clients
- you are familiar with municipalities’ and organisations’ activities to promote health and well-being and to prevent problems related to them, and you know how to use these services

Content

- the levels of social inclusion
- the ways citizens, municipality residents, clients and social service workers can engage in advocacy
- a social pedagogical approach, social inclusion and exclusion
- participatory and collaborative methods such as art-based participatory methods and social network mapping
- regional social work and analysis

Teaching methods

Exercises
Independent studying
Blog-writing

Content scheduling

Contact teacher: Susanna Virta
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Weeks 35 - 44
This course consists of independent work and lectures. Students write a blog-writing of the lectures during the course.
Preassignment 27.8

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Lectures
3.9 at 9-14 Introduction to the course; Social-pedagogical approach, inclusion and exclusion (SV): at 12-15 introduction to the RDI project work (RR&SK)
10.9 at 9-14 The levels of inclusion, an individual as a part of their social network (NV)
17.9 at 9-14 Influencing work together with citizens and clients (NV)
24.9 at 9-14 Methods (SV)
8.10.24 9-12 RDI-project check-up (RR&SK)
29.10.24 9-11.30 RDI-project seminar (RR&SK)

Students write a blog-post from the content of the lectures. The blog-post is written by pairs and it will be evaluated with pass /fail.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Blog: approved / have to complete
Project: failed / T1-K5

Enrollment

02.06.2024 - 27.08.2024

Timing

01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

26 - 35

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Laura Närvi
  • Susanna Virta
Groups
  • AVOSOSERK24V

Objective

- you understand the concepts of social inclusion and community, and the important role they play in people’s well-being
- you know how to promote a sense of community and the inclusion of individuals and groups through different methods
- you are able to view individuals as part of their social network and living environment and use the resources of the network for the benefit of the client
- you know how to perform advocacy in collaboration with residents and clients
- you are familiar with municipalities’ and organisations’ activities to promote health and well-being and to prevent problems related to them, and you know how to use these services

Content

- the levels of social inclusion
- the ways citizens, municipality residents, clients and social service workers can engage in advocacy
- a social pedagogical approach, social inclusion and exclusion
- participatory and collaborative methods such as art-based participatory methods and social network mapping
- regional social work and analysis

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

02.12.2023 - 15.01.2024

Timing

01.01.2024 - 09.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

46 - 55

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Riina Riihimäki
  • Katri Viippo
  • Tiina Laakso
  • Laura Närvi
  • Sirppa Kinos
  • Susanna Virta
  • Hanna Kirjavainen
Groups
  • PSOSTK23

Objective

- you understand the concepts of social inclusion and community, and the important role they play in people’s well-being
- you know how to promote a sense of community and the inclusion of individuals and groups through different methods
- you are able to view individuals as part of their social network and living environment and use the resources of the network for the benefit of the client
- you know how to perform advocacy in collaboration with residents and clients
- you are familiar with municipalities’ and organisations’ activities to promote health and well-being and to prevent problems related to them, and you know how to use these services

Content

- the levels of social inclusion
- the ways citizens, municipality residents, clients and social service workers can engage in advocacy
- a social pedagogical approach, social inclusion and exclusion
- participatory and collaborative methods such as art-based participatory methods and social network mapping
- regional social work and analysis

Content scheduling

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Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

02.06.2023 - 07.09.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

RDI portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

40 - 65

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Riina Riihimäki
  • Sirppa Kinos
  • Susanna Virta
  • Meeri Rusi
  • Hanna Kirjavainen
Groups
  • PSOSTS22

Objective

- you understand the concepts of social inclusion and community, and the important role they play in people’s well-being
- you know how to promote a sense of community and the inclusion of individuals and groups through different methods
- you are able to view individuals as part of their social network and living environment and use the resources of the network for the benefit of the client
- you know how to perform advocacy in collaboration with residents and clients
- you are familiar with municipalities’ and organisations’ activities to promote health and well-being and to prevent problems related to them, and you know how to use these services

Content

- the levels of social inclusion
- the ways citizens, municipality residents, clients and social service workers can engage in advocacy
- a social pedagogical approach, social inclusion and exclusion
- participatory and collaborative methods such as art-based participatory methods and social network mapping
- regional social work and analysis

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

02.06.2023 - 08.09.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

RDI portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 39

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Riina Riihimäki
  • Sirppa Kinos
  • Susanna Virta
  • Hanna Kirjavainen
Groups
  • PSOSS22V

Objective

- you understand the concepts of social inclusion and community, and the important role they play in people’s well-being
- you know how to promote a sense of community and the inclusion of individuals and groups through different methods
- you are able to view individuals as part of their social network and living environment and use the resources of the network for the benefit of the client
- you know how to perform advocacy in collaboration with residents and clients
- you are familiar with municipalities’ and organisations’ activities to promote health and well-being and to prevent problems related to them, and you know how to use these services

Content

- the levels of social inclusion
- the ways citizens, municipality residents, clients and social service workers can engage in advocacy
- a social pedagogical approach, social inclusion and exclusion
- participatory and collaborative methods such as art-based participatory methods and social network mapping
- regional social work and analysis

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

02.06.2023 - 10.09.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 39

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Kaija Penttala
  • Riina Riihimäki
  • Sirppa Kinos
  • Susanna Virta
  • Hanna Kirjavainen
Groups
  • AVOSOSERK23V

Objective

- you understand the concepts of social inclusion and community, and the important role they play in people’s well-being
- you know how to promote a sense of community and the inclusion of individuals and groups through different methods
- you are able to view individuals as part of their social network and living environment and use the resources of the network for the benefit of the client
- you know how to perform advocacy in collaboration with residents and clients
- you are familiar with municipalities’ and organisations’ activities to promote health and well-being and to prevent problems related to them, and you know how to use these services

Content

- the levels of social inclusion
- the ways citizens, municipality residents, clients and social service workers can engage in advocacy
- a social pedagogical approach, social inclusion and exclusion
- participatory and collaborative methods such as art-based participatory methods and social network mapping
- regional social work and analysis

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

02.12.2022 - 25.01.2023

Timing

18.01.2023 - 31.07.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 39

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Niina Vuoristo
  • Kaija Penttala
  • Susanna Virta
  • Hanna Kirjavainen
Groups
  • PSOSK22V

Objective

- you understand the concepts of social inclusion and community, and the important role they play in people’s well-being
- you know how to promote a sense of community and the inclusion of individuals and groups through different methods
- you are able to view individuals as part of their social network and living environment and use the resources of the network for the benefit of the client
- you know how to perform advocacy in collaboration with residents and clients
- you are familiar with municipalities’ and organisations’ activities to promote health and well-being and to prevent problems related to them, and you know how to use these services

Content

- the levels of social inclusion
- the ways citizens, municipality residents, clients and social service workers can engage in advocacy
- a social pedagogical approach, social inclusion and exclusion
- participatory and collaborative methods such as art-based participatory methods and social network mapping
- regional social work and analysis

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

02.12.2022 - 23.01.2023

Timing

16.01.2023 - 31.07.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

40 - 65

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Kaija Penttala
  • Liisa Pirinen
  • Laura Närvi
  • Susanna Virta
Groups
  • PSOSTK22

Objective

- you understand the concepts of social inclusion and community, and the important role they play in people’s well-being
- you know how to promote a sense of community and the inclusion of individuals and groups through different methods
- you are able to view individuals as part of their social network and living environment and use the resources of the network for the benefit of the client
- you know how to perform advocacy in collaboration with residents and clients
- you are familiar with municipalities’ and organisations’ activities to promote health and well-being and to prevent problems related to them, and you know how to use these services

Content

- the levels of social inclusion
- the ways citizens, municipality residents, clients and social service workers can engage in advocacy
- a social pedagogical approach, social inclusion and exclusion
- participatory and collaborative methods such as art-based participatory methods and social network mapping
- regional social work and analysis

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

02.12.2022 - 22.01.2023

Timing

01.01.2023 - 31.07.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 39

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Kaija Penttala
  • Susanna Virta
  • Hanna Kirjavainen
Groups
  • PSOSS22EN

Objective

- you understand the concepts of social inclusion and community, and the important role they play in people’s well-being
- you know how to promote a sense of community and the inclusion of individuals and groups through different methods
- you are able to view individuals as part of their social network and living environment and use the resources of the network for the benefit of the client
- you know how to perform advocacy in collaboration with residents and clients
- you are familiar with municipalities’ and organisations’ activities to promote health and well-being and to prevent problems related to them, and you know how to use these services

Content

- the levels of social inclusion
- the ways citizens, municipality residents, clients and social service workers can engage in advocacy
- a social pedagogical approach, social inclusion and exclusion
- participatory and collaborative methods such as art-based participatory methods and social network mapping
- regional social work and analysis

Teaching methods

Exercises
Independent studying

Content scheduling

This course consists of independent work and lectures.
3 credits are allocated to piloting a MOOC named "Integration into the Labour Market through Digital Networking" and 2 credits are allocated to lectures and writing a blog post.

Schedule

MOOC part, weeks 4-12
26.1. 9.30-11.30 Introduction to the piloting process
6.2.2023 10-11 Voluntary guidance (in Zoom) https://turkuamk.zoom.us/j/62259546960
27.2.2023 10-11 Voluntary guidance (in Zoom) https://turkuamk.zoom.us/j/67776224830
20.3.2023 9.30-11.30 Feedback and development ideas

Lectures
30.3 at 9-12 Social-pedagogical approach, inclusion and exclusion (SV)
6.4 at 9-12 The levels of inclusion, an individual as a part of their social network (KP)
13.4 at 9-12 Influencing work together with citizens and clients (KP)
20.4 at 9-12 Methods (SV)

Students write a blog-post from the content of the lectures. The blog-post is written by pairs and it will be evaluated with pass /fail.

Evaluation scale

H-5