Client-Oriented Social and Health ServicesLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

• you can describe the current challenges related to the health and well-being of the population and the factors behind them
• you can describe indicators of the health and well-being of the population and the importance of information in identifying the need for and provision of services
• you can describe the overall structure of social and health services and the legislation concerning social and health services
• you can describe the overall structure of the social security system with a particular focus on supporting work ability and functional capacity and rehabilitation
• you know how to retrieve information and guide people in different life situations to seek social and health services
• you recognise the importance of information security in social services
• you recognise the importance of multi-professionalism from the perspective of service needs

Content

• the health and well-being of the population: current challenges and factors behind them, promoting health and functional capacity, preventing illnesses and accidents, register and statistical data
• social and health services: the social and health care system and its development, funding, responsibilities and supervision, and client/patient rights
• social and health services: rehabilitation and rehabilitation services, income security
• information security in social and health services
• client counselling: finding information about social and health services and benefits, applying the information to the service counselling for clients in different life situations, multi-professional support for clients