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Youth and Action-Based MethodsLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: TH00CA78

Credits

5 op

Objective

• you identify developmental tasks related to youth and learn different ways of counselling and tutoring young people
• you obtain knowledge of action-based methods that you can use in your work with young people

Content

• youth as a life phase
• the developmental tasks and challenges of youth, including psychosomatic problems, social media, intoxicants and sexuality
• young people as members of society
• collaboration opportunities: introduction to organisations and other operators that work with young people and to various working methods in different operating environments

Qualifications

Students can start optional customer group-specific studies when they have completed at least 60 credits.

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
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Heidi Ristseppä
  • Outi Linnossuo
Groups
  • PSOSTK22
  • PSOSTS22

Objective

• you identify developmental tasks related to youth and learn different ways of counselling and tutoring young people
• you obtain knowledge of action-based methods that you can use in your work with young people

Content

• youth as a life phase
• the developmental tasks and challenges of youth, including psychosomatic problems, social media, intoxicants and sexuality
• young people as members of society
• collaboration opportunities: introduction to organisations and other operators that work with young people and to various working methods in different operating environments

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Students can start optional customer group-specific studies when they have completed at least 60 credits.

Enrollment

02.06.2024 - 29.08.2024

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

0 - 25

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Olli Toivonen
  • Heidi Ristseppä
Groups
  • DKOTYK24
    Diploma of higher education in working in schools

Objective

• you identify developmental tasks related to youth and learn different ways of counselling and tutoring young people
• you obtain knowledge of action-based methods that you can use in your work with young people

Content

• youth as a life phase
• the developmental tasks and challenges of youth, including psychosomatic problems, social media, intoxicants and sexuality
• young people as members of society
• collaboration opportunities: introduction to organisations and other operators that work with young people and to various working methods in different operating environments

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Students can start optional customer group-specific studies when they have completed at least 60 credits.