Youth and Action-Based MethodsLaajuus (5 cr)

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.