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Family Work in Preventive and in Residential WorkLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: 7081252

Credits

5 op

Objective

Student
- understands the concept of family work and different implementation methods
- learns a systematic working approach in child welfare work

Content

Content
- evaluation of parenthood: interaction, flow of everyday life, safe growth conditions
- systematic working approach; family systems, multifunctional team structure, multiprofessional division of work
- support of placed children’s parents and peer group function
- social worker as a responsible worker
- family work in community and foster care

Enrollment

02.06.2023 - 30.10.2023

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

20 - 39

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Niina Vuoristo
  • Noora Kumpulainen
  • Laura Närvi
  • Susanna Virta
Groups
  • PSOSTK21
  • PSOSTS21

Objective

Student
- understands the concept of family work and different implementation methods
- learns a systematic working approach in child welfare work

Content

Content
- evaluation of parenthood: interaction, flow of everyday life, safe growth conditions
- systematic working approach; family systems, multifunctional team structure, multiprofessional division of work
- support of placed children’s parents and peer group function
- social worker as a responsible worker
- family work in community and foster care

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

02.12.2022 - 31.01.2023

Timing

16.02.2023 - 31.07.2023

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

40 - 65

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Niina Vuoristo
  • Noora Kumpulainen
  • Laura Närvi
  • Susanna Virta
Groups
  • PSOSK21V
  • PSOSS20V

Objective

Student
- understands the concept of family work and different implementation methods
- learns a systematic working approach in child welfare work

Content

Content
- evaluation of parenthood: interaction, flow of everyday life, safe growth conditions
- systematic working approach; family systems, multifunctional team structure, multiprofessional division of work
- support of placed children’s parents and peer group function
- social worker as a responsible worker
- family work in community and foster care

Evaluation scale

H-5

Enrollment

01.06.2022 - 25.10.2022

Timing

26.09.2022 - 31.12.2022

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
  • Niina Vuoristo
  • Noora Kumpulainen
  • Laura Närvi
  • Susanna Virta
Groups
  • MSOSSS20
  • PSOSTS20
  • MSOSTK20
  • PSOSTK20

Objective

Student
- understands the concept of family work and different implementation methods
- learns a systematic working approach in child welfare work

Content

Content
- evaluation of parenthood: interaction, flow of everyday life, safe growth conditions
- systematic working approach; family systems, multifunctional team structure, multiprofessional division of work
- support of placed children’s parents and peer group function
- social worker as a responsible worker
- family work in community and foster care

Content scheduling

Schedule:
18.10 13.00 - 14.00 introduction to course teacher Susanna Virta

18.10 - 25.10 Child welfare act and process in Finland. Meeting with teacher Niina Vuoristo in 25th october at 13. - 14.00 on Zoom.
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25.10 - 1.11.10 Child welfare act and process in Finland. Assignment, team work. No meeting with teacher / Niina Vuoristo
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1.11 - 8.11 Working with families in open care. Meeting with teacher Susanna Virta in 8 th november at 13-14 on Zoom
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8.11. - 15.11 Working with families / 15.11. Noora Kumpulainen 13.00-14.00 on Zoom

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15.11.- 22.11. Working with families in substitute care / 22.11 Meeting with teacher Laura Närvi 13-14 on Zoom
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29.11. Return of Learning Diary

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Assignments, teamwork and meetings with teacher 2 ect
Learning diary 3 ect

Enrollment

02.12.2021 - 03.03.2022

Timing

01.01.2022 - 31.07.2022

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 - 39

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Niina Vuoristo
  • Noora Kumpulainen
  • Laura Närvi
  • Susanna Virta
Groups
  • PSOSS19V

Objective

Student
- understands the concept of family work and different implementation methods
- learns a systematic working approach in child welfare work

Content

Content
- evaluation of parenthood: interaction, flow of everyday life, safe growth conditions
- systematic working approach; family systems, multifunctional team structure, multiprofessional division of work
- support of placed children’s parents and peer group function
- social worker as a responsible worker
- family work in community and foster care

Evaluation scale

H-5