Stay Well - Social Wellbeing and Mental HealthLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The Student - becomes aware of the impact of the family background on wellbeing and mental health - understands the impact that social relationships and the acceptance of difference have on wellbeing - is able to identify possibilities to promote participation and equality from the perspective of their professional field - understands the principles of emotional skills - knows how to strengthen personal habits supporting and promoting mental wellbeing - understands how the process of sympathy exhaustion and secondary traumatization work and is able to identify ways to protect themselves - is able to identify traumatic crisis situations, the individual reactions related to them as well as protective factors against crisis - is aware of the service system related with mental health and wellbeing within the Finnish social and healthcare system

Content

The effects of family background, surrounding community and society on mental and social wellbeing Socialization, social capital and participation Promotion of equality and acceptance of difference Protective social networks Personal strengths and resiliences Emotional skills Sympathetic exhaustion and secondary traumatization Means to prevent sympathetic exhaustion and secondary traumatization Crisis recognition and management skills Promotion of social wellbeing and mental health within the social and health care system

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students can: - show their familiarization with the knowledge base of the field - distinguish everyday knowledge from scientific knowledge - use the concepts of the field appropriately - evaluate their strengths and development needs - show they have reached the goals set for the core competence

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students can: search for evidence-based knowledge diversely use concepts of the field extensively use rational justification for their actions focus on their work and develop it

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students can: - use and evaluate evidence-based knowledge critically - apply the concepts of their field extensively - evaluate and apply alternative solutions to their decision-making - work in a goal-oriented way and develop themselves

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Students can: - show their familiarization with the knowledge base of the field - distinguish everyday knowledge from scientific knowledge - use the concepts of the field appropriately - evaluate their strengths and development needs - show they have reached the goals set for the core competence