Study Guide

Objective

• you obtain knowledge of the everyday lives and challenges of the social service client groups
• you know how to apply the principles of sustainability in your work
• you master the basics of professional interaction in the work of social service professionals and know how to meet clients
• you are able to work in teams and participate in project planning and implementation responsibly
• you know how to act in the event of accidents, seizures and smaller accidents at home or outside work

Content

• the principles of client work in social services
• professional interaction and counselling in client work
• theories on and counselling of groups
• the principles, structure and phases of project work
• implementing a project
• basic first aid skills

Materials

On Itslearning workspace.

Content scheduling

Lecture days and project work during weeks 3 - 22 on Wednesdays.
Teaching will be organized in Kupittaa Campus, Turku.

NOTE! The groups PSOSS24EN and PSOSTS24 will be together in lectures and project work. Teaching will be both in English and Finnish.
In January and February we'll meet on campus and in March and April project groups will have sessions in training places (social services and education). TUAS will organize the training places.
The plans for training sessions must be returned by 26.2.
The project groups will have Teams guidance from teachers in March and April.


TIMETABLE

Wednesday 15.1. 2025 at 9.30 - 15.30 Learning objectives of the course, project groups and starting project planning together Päivi Myllymäki, Katri Viippo, Emmi Brunel, Sirppa Kinos
Wednesday 29.1.2025 at 12.30-15.30 Independent study in own project groups (support by teachers if needed - Teams) Päivi Myllymäki, Katri Viippo, Emmi Brunel, Sirppa Kinos
Wednesday 5.2.2025 at 9.30-15.30 Theoretical background and project planning. Päivi Myllymäki (IP itsenäistä) Päivi Myllymäki, Katri Viippo, Emmi Brunel, Sirppa Kinos
Wednesday 12.2.2025 at 9.30.15.30 Independent work in groups
Wednesday 26.2.2025 at 9.30-15.30 Project plans ready. Theory teaching about group guidance; Communication in group guidance. Päivi Myllymäki, Katri Viippo, Emmi Brunel, Sirppa Kinos

First aid teaching and exercises by Riina Riihimäki (teacher) 12.3.2023, at 9.30-15.30

Wednesday 14.5.25 at 8.30 - 15.30 Reporting own project working and experiences to all in small groups: What have we learned from customer work and guidance? Päivi Myllymäki, Katri Viippo, Emmi Brunel, Sirppa Kinos

Further information

Communicating with teachers via email, for urgent matters also by phone.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Accepted/Failed.
Accepted performance requires active participation in all group activities and final seminar, training in accordance with the instructions at the training place, and reporting.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

The student has not actively participated in the group activities and has not been actively involved in guiding clients in the internship.

Objective

• you obtain knowledge of the everyday lives and challenges of the social service client groups
• you know how to apply the principles of sustainability in your work
• you master the basics of professional interaction in the work of social service professionals and know how to meet clients
• you are able to work in teams and participate in project planning and implementation responsibly
• you know how to act in the event of accidents, seizures and smaller accidents at home or outside work

Content

• the principles of client work in social services
• professional interaction and counselling in client work
• theories on and counselling of groups
• the principles, structure and phases of project work
• implementing a project
• basic first aid skills

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty