Study Guide

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
is able to independently apply different work methods in practical client work and is able to critically evaluate them according to the principles of special social guidance

Content

Intensive special social guidance
Advanced working orientations and special features of guidance with different client groups
Evaluating and developing his / her own approach in professional work

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
know the knowledge base of advanced social counselling, is able to apply it independently in practical client work and is able to critically evaluate its role as part of client and cooperative work

Content

Qualifications and competencies of advanced social counselling
Customer-specific legislation and social and health care reforms in 2021–2030
Customer-specific services, special services, benefits and support systems
Decision making systems, processes and responsibilities
Marginalization and advanced social counselling
Work efficiency and cost awareness
Professional ethics of advanced social counselling

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student knows the key concepts and theories related to global multiculturalism and understands the importance of global and local in society. The student knows how to examine and promote equality and anti-racist activities in society and to structure theoretical perspectives related to equality and racism. The student knows how to promote an appreciative encounter in interaction and develop his expertise in multicultural work. The student knows how to structure different perspectives on well-being and health in Finnish multicultural society.

Content

The course discusses the theories and perspectives with which global and local are connected in society and what kind of issues of equality arise from this connection. The course examines different ways of promoting equality by influencing structures and developing appreciative encounter in interaction. The course deals with different theoretical approaches to intercultural communication in multicultural work and working communities. In the course, we get to know well-being and health in a multicultural society from the perspectives of research knowledge, professional knowledge and experienced expert knowledge.

Teaching methods

Online course

International connections

Introductory lecture
Learning tasks of the course

Student workload

Learning tasks 5 credits (in Itslearning)
Small assignments and writing an essay
Online teaching-learning
Independent work

Content scheduling

Implementation period 13.01.2025 - 30.04.2025
Registration period 01.12.2024 00.00 - 13.01.2024 23.59

Start of the course and introductory lecture on 13.01.2025 at 14.00-16.00 (ZOOM Meeting)
Content: Culture, multiculturalism, multicultural society, integration and inclusion, theories of multiculturalism. social work in multicultural society, developing multicultural skills, Immigrant and mental health, theories, tools and methods of cultural competencies.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

No exam
The assessment is based on small assignments and writing an essay
Rating scale 0-5

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

The student does not know how to identify, and define the phenomena and basic concepts related to the global multicultural society.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student can identify, and define the phenomena and basic concepts related to the global multicultural society.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student structures the relationships between phenomena and concepts related to global and multiculturalism.
The student applies, explains and compares the global and multicultural field and causes of well-being and health in Finnish society.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student understands wide-ranging entities and the relationships between them in a global multicultural society.
The student generalizes and analyzes the global multicultural society as a research object and connects research and phenomena related to multiculturalism.

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
know essential welfare services, is able to identify changes an priorities of services and is able to utilize them in professional work with different customer’s groups

Content

Establishment of health and social services counties, current situation and future prospects
Administration of wellbeing services counties, decision-making system
Policy programmes and recommendations guiding the operations of the wellbeing services counties
Regional service production models
Future service concepts by customer group
Service processes
Digital services and information management
Regional, provincial and municipal integrated service concepts/production

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· describe the premises, requirements and prerequisites of the organisation where the development project is carried out
· implement data retrieval systematically in Finnish and international databases
· write a theoretical framework for development project · state aim(s), purpose(s), research tasks and final outcome of the development project
· define development and evaluations methodology and describe research methods used in project implementation
· write realisable proposal for development project and research proposal when required
· describe one’s own role as an expert and project manager in development project
· discuss issues related to ethics and reliability
· evaluate and anticipate risks of development project

Content

· Idea/brainstorming seminar
· Literature review
· Proposal for development project (research proposal enclosed if needed)
· Master thesis agreement
· Proposal seminar
· Data retrieval webcourse (1cr)
· Peer feedback

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
recognize the needs of the client, can support his / her human agency and participation in differ-ent kind of residential and everyday environments and is able to guide the client according to his / her needs.

Content

· Participation as a resource in client work
· A holistic model of human agency and client
· Residential and everyday environments as facilitators
· Citizenship, municipality and opportunities to influence

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
knows the sources of social law and is able to identify and solve legal issues of social and health ser-vices in accordance with legal norms

Content

Basic concepts of social law and its core content
Social and administrative laws
Customer’s and employee’s legal protection in social and health services
Applying legislation to customer cases

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
know essential welfare services, is able to identify changes an priorities of services and is able to utilize them in professional work with different customer’s groups

Content

Establishment of health and social services counties, current situation and future prospects
Administration of wellbeing services counties, decision-making system
Policy programmes and recommendations guiding the operations of the wellbeing services counties
Regional service production models
Future service concepts by customer group
Service processes
Digital services and information management
Regional, provincial and municipal integrated service concepts/production

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
knows the sources of social law and is able to identify and solve legal issues of social and health ser-vices in accordance with legal norms

Content

Basic concepts of social law and its core content
Social and administrative laws
Customer’s and employee’s legal protection in social and health services
Applying legislation to customer cases

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student knows the key concepts and theories related to global multiculturalism and understands the importance of global and local in society. The student knows how to examine and promote equality and anti-racist activities in society and to structure theoretical perspectives related to equality and racism. The student knows how to promote an appreciative encounter in interaction and develop his expertise in multicultural work. The student knows how to structure different perspectives on well-being and health in Finnish multicultural society.

Content

The course discusses the theories and perspectives with which global and local are connected in society and what kind of issues of equality arise from this connection. The course examines different ways of promoting equality by influencing structures and developing appreciative encounter in interaction. The course deals with different theoretical approaches to intercultural communication in multicultural work and working communities. In the course, we get to know well-being and health in a multicultural society from the perspectives of research knowledge, professional knowledge and experienced expert knowledge.

Teaching methods

Online course

International connections

Introductory lecture
Learning tasks of the course

Student workload

Learning tasks 5 credits (in Itslearning)
Small assignments and writing an essay
Online teaching-learning
Independent work

Content scheduling

Implementation period 13.01.2025 - 30.04.2025
Registration period 01.12.2024 00.00 - 13.01.2024 23.59

Start of the course and introductory lecture on 13.01.2025 at 14.00-16.00 (ZOOM Meeting)
Content: Culture, multiculturalism, multicultural society, integration and inclusion, theories of multiculturalism. social work in multicultural society, developing multicultural skills, Immigrant and mental health, theories, tools and methods of cultural competencies.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

No exam
The assessment is based on small assignments and writing an essay
Rating scale 0-5

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

The student does not know how to identify, and define the phenomena and basic concepts related to the global multicultural society.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student can identify, and define the phenomena and basic concepts related to the global multicultural society.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student structures the relationships between phenomena and concepts related to global and multiculturalism.
The student applies, explains and compares the global and multicultural field and causes of well-being and health in Finnish society.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student understands wide-ranging entities and the relationships between them in a global multicultural society.
The student generalizes and analyzes the global multicultural society as a research object and connects research and phenomena related to multiculturalism.

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
is able to independently apply different work methods in practical client work and is able to critically evaluate them according to the principles of special social guidance

Content

Intensive special social guidance
Advanced working orientations and special features of guidance with different client groups
Evaluating and developing his / her own approach in professional work

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
recognize the needs of the client, can support his / her human agency and participation in differ-ent kind of residential and everyday environments and is able to guide the client according to his / her needs.

Content

· Participation as a resource in client work
· A holistic model of human agency and client
· Residential and everyday environments as facilitators
· Citizenship, municipality and opportunities to influence

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
know the knowledge base of advanced social counselling, is able to apply it independently in practical client work and is able to critically evaluate its role as part of client and cooperative work

Content

Qualifications and competencies of advanced social counselling
Customer-specific legislation and social and health care reforms in 2021–2030
Customer-specific services, special services, benefits and support systems
Decision making systems, processes and responsibilities
Marginalization and advanced social counselling
Work efficiency and cost awareness
Professional ethics of advanced social counselling

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· describe the premises, requirements and prerequisites of the organisation where the development project is carried out
· implement data retrieval systematically in Finnish and international databases
· write a theoretical framework for development project · state aim(s), purpose(s), research tasks and final outcome of the development project
· define development and evaluations methodology and describe research methods used in project implementation
· write realisable proposal for development project and research proposal when required
· describe one’s own role as an expert and project manager in development project
· discuss issues related to ethics and reliability
· evaluate and anticipate risks of development project

Content

· Idea/brainstorming seminar
· Literature review
· Proposal for development project (research proposal enclosed if needed)
· Master thesis agreement
· Proposal seminar
· Data retrieval webcourse (1cr)
· Peer feedback

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty