Study Guide

Objective

The student
-masters the theoretical foundations, key phenomena and methods of operation of the dialogic approach
-can evaluate and develop his/her competence in a therapeutic cooperative relationship based on the client's needs
-evaluates and develops the dialogic and reflective working method of the work community
-examines critically and knows how to develop cooperation practices from the perspective of cultural sensitivity and diversity

Content

Dialogue and dialogic methods
Operating model of open dialogue
Therapeutic cooperative relationship
Physicality
Spirituality
Cultural sensitivity and consideration of diversity

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The student critically evaluates mental health and substance abuse work in accordance with international and national human rights recommendations and regulations - evaluates and develops his/her own activities and the activities of the work community from the perspective of human rights, inclusion and recovery orientation -critically examines mental health and mental health challenges from different theoretical perspectives -develops and implements customer-oriented, inclusion-enhancing and stigma-reducing methods

Content

Ethical principles of mental health and substance abuse work Human rights and participation in mental health and substance abuse work Stigma and the prevention of exclusion Theoretical starting points of mental health (concepts, including health and well-being) and mental health challenges (e.g. biomedical, experiential, TIC) Client and person centeredness and citizenship Experience and recovery orientation

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The student
• masters theoretical foundations of evidence based practice
• critically evaluates and develops clinical practices and teamwork according to evidence based practice principles
• masters mental health needs assessment in cooperation with client and his/her network
• masters realization of nursing process in close co-operation with client
• critically evaluates and develops clinical practices to support clients interests and ethical sustainability

Content

• Evidence based practice in mental health and substance abuse nursing
• Holistic needs assessment of client in co-operation with the client and his/her network
• Shared desicion making and nursing process with client
• Ethical decision making
• Clinical practices related to advocacy

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Students are able to
Critically evaluate their own spesific working area in mental health and substance abuse care (e.g child psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, promotive mental health care)
Recognize the development needs in their own spesific working area and are able to critically evaluate them with evidence-based knowledge
Describe development suggestions and are able to present an action plan for these in their own spesific working area.

Content

Directives, laws and recommendations in a spesific area of mental health and/or substance abuse care (accroding the student’s field of working)
Evidence-based knowledge concerning the spesific area of mental health and/or subtance abuse care
Suggestions for development, action plan and actual change in practice according to the Peppa model

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· produce a lingually acceptable final report on her/his development project
· present verbally the process, main results and outcome of her/his development project
· evaluate critically own competence as a project manager and phases of her/his development project
· recognize utility of the outcome of her/his development project
· evaluate critically the process, outcome and final report of other students’ development project
· write a maturity test concerning her/his master’s thesis

Content

· Final report of the master’s thesis
· Reporting seminar
· Maturity test
· Acting as opponent
· Peer feedback
· Self-evaluation
· Poster prsenting the development project

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:
· specify the knowledge base of the development project
· produce a written description of the progress of the development project so far
· evaluate the progress of the development project in relation to the plan (eg staying on schedule, progressing towards the goal, functionality of selected research and development methods, operation of the project organization)

Content

· A description of the progress of the development project so far, based on the structure (contents) of the final report (project progress assessment as part of the description)
· Presentation of the progress of the development project so far to the client/sponsor or in other agreed manner

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· specify the knowledge base of the development project
· produce a written description of the progress of the development project so far
· evaluate the progress of the development project in relation to the plan (eg staying on schedule, progressing towards the goal, functionality of selected research and development methods, operation of the project organization)

Content

· A description of the progress of the development project so far, based on the structure (contents) of the final report (project progress assessment as part of the description)
· Presentation of the progress of the development project so far to the client/sponsor or in other agreed manner

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Student
Masters theoretical foundations of the collaborative mental health and substance abuse care with families, networks and communities and is capable to critically evaluate and develop practices according to these foundations.
Is able to critically evaluate and develop practices to meet the needs of the client and in supporting client’s parenthood.
Is able to lead the collaborative processes together with clients in interdiscplinary and multiprofessional co-operation.
Is able to critically review and develop the different levels of mental health and substance abuse prevention

Content

Dialogical collaboration with families and networks in different agegroups
Responding to families’ needs for support
Supporting parenthood and families, when parent has mental health and/or substance abuse problems
Co-creation and peer support
Interdisciplinary and multiprofessional co-operation
Levels of prevention, activities and contexts of these

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:

- analyse changes in the operating environments and anticipate future developments applying the concepts and methods of futures studies
- evaluate impacts of the changing operating environments on their work, work community and organization, as well on the industry/field at large
- develop one’s competences and expertise in a focused and goal-oriented way in anticipation of the future competence requirements in the work life
- improve and innovate operations and work processes in their work community, taking into account environmental, social and economic sustainability, and using multidisciplinary and multiprofessional futures knowledge.

Content

- Future of work and income
- Future competence needs
- Changing career paths and professional identities
- Future technologies, human–technology interaction
- Sustainable future and ecological reconstruction
- Theories and methods of future studies and foresight
- Importance of foresight for innovations and strategic planning and decision-making

Materials

In the itslearning course platform.

Teaching methods

Studying instructed learning materials, individual written assignments, group work in multidisciplinary groups, reading and discussing in reading groups in your own study programme.

Student workload

Contact days and lectures: 15 h
Online and virtual working individually and in groups: 120 h

Group work and assignments:
• Starting day 28.8.2023: multidisciplinary groups working with SITRA’s megatrend cards.
• Reading groups within each study programme: reading and discussing research articles/papers/reports, creating a visual presentation of the key ideas and publishing it in a discussion forum in the itslearning course platform (tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).
• Hackathon 27.11.2023 (a pre-meeting of the hackathon 15.11.2023): multidisciplinary groups work to solve real working-life problems.

Individual work and assignments:
• Orientation assignment: Futures consciousness and attitudes towards future (in the itslearning course platform; tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).
• Scenario assignment: imagining alternative professional futures (in the itslearning course platform; tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).
• Reflective report on utilizing futures thinking and anticipation methods in one’s own work (in the itslearning course platform; tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).

Content scheduling

The course is compulsory for all Turku UAS Master Students. It will be implemented partly in groups comprised of students across the various study programmes, and partly as team and individual work within each study programme.

There are three contact days (Zoom-meetings: 28.8.2023, 15.11.2023 and 27.11.2023).) common to all students of the various study programmes, and further, there are common study materials and assignments in the itslearning course platform. In addition, the study programmes may add and cover discipline specific topics. This will be guided by the tutor teacher during the programme’s contact days.

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THEME 1: CHANGING WORLD AND WORKING LIFE (calendar weeks 35-37)
• Common starting day 28.8. for all students of the various study programmes: orientation to the course, a keynote talk on the future working life and competence requirements, and group work with SITRA’s megatrend cards (tutor teachers will guide working of the groups).
• Students familiarize themselves independently with the materials in the itslearning course platform.
• Orientation assignment: Futures consciousness and attitudes towards future (DL 17.9.)
• (Each study programme may arrange lectures by TUAS specialists on themes such as new technologies, circular economy etc. during the programme’s contact days.)

***

THEME 2: FUTURES STUDIES AND ANTICIPATION (calendar weeks 38-41)
• Students familiarize themselves independently with the materials in the itslearning course platform.
• Scenario assignment: imagining alternative professional futures (DL 15.10.)

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THEME 3: CHANGING WORKING LIFE IN MY FIELD (calendar weeks 42-45)
• Reading groups: reading and discussing research articles in groups that meet virtually or face to face, and creating a visual presentation based on the key ideas of the discussion. Readings are related to the changing work, working environment and competence requirements in the field of the study programme. The visual presentation will be shared in the itslearning course platform (DL 12.11.).

• Tutor teacher organizes the reading groups and compiles the list of readings (or guides students to find relevant research articles and reports).

***

THEME 4: SHAPING MY OWN FUTURE (calendar weeks (viikot 46-49)
• Students familiarize themselves independently with the materials in the itslearning course platform.
• Common Hackathon day 27.11. (a pre-meeting of the hackathon 16.11.) for all students of the various study programmes: group working to solve real working-life problems related to sustainable future. Students will familiarize themselves with the Hackathon instructions and assignments before the Hackathon day in the itslearning platform and submit their team reports there after the Hackathon (DL 3.12.).

There are two possible ways to participate in the hackathon: 1) as a commissioner or 2) as a student solving working life problems in a multidisciplinary small group.

• Final assignment: a reflective report on utilizing futures thinking and anticipation methods in one’s own work (DL 10.12.).

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment will be based on the individual and group assignments submitted in the itslearning course platform and on the demonstrated contribution to the group work in contact days.

Tutor teacher evaluates the assignments (assignments 1–4). To pass the course, students are expected to participate in the contact days and to contribute to group work in them, as well as to complete and turn in all the assignments. Missing contact day participation will be compensated by an extra assignment. Tutor teachers will keep records of participation in group work in contact days and evaluate the compensatory assignments.

Qualifications

-

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· specify the knowledge base of the development project
· produce a written description of the progress of the development project so far
· evaluate the progress of the development project in relation to the plan (eg staying on schedule, progressing towards the goal, functionality of selected research and development methods, operation of the project organization)

Content

· A description of the progress of the development project so far, based on the structure (contents) of the final report (project progress assessment as part of the description)
· Presentation of the progress of the development project so far to the client/sponsor or in other agreed manner

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· produce a lingually acceptable final report on her/his development project
· present verbally the process, main results and outcome of her/his development project
· evaluate critically own competence as a project manager and phases of her/his development project
· recognize utility of the outcome of her/his development project
· evaluate critically the process, outcome and final report of other students’ development project
· write a maturity test concerning her/his master’s thesis

Content

· Final report of the master’s thesis
· Reporting seminar
· Maturity test
· Acting as opponent
· Peer feedback
· Self-evaluation
· Poster prsenting the development project

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The student
• masters theoretical foundations of evidence based practice
• critically evaluates and develops clinical practices and teamwork according to evidence based practice principles
• masters mental health needs assessment in cooperation with client and his/her network
• masters realization of nursing process in close co-operation with client
• critically evaluates and develops clinical practices to support clients interests and ethical sustainability

Content

• Evidence based practice in mental health and substance abuse nursing
• Holistic needs assessment of client in co-operation with the client and his/her network
• Shared desicion making and nursing process with client
• Ethical decision making
• Clinical practices related to advocacy

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

Student
Masters theoretical foundations of the collaborative mental health and substance abuse care with families, networks and communities and is capable to critically evaluate and develop practices according to these foundations.
Is able to critically evaluate and develop practices to meet the needs of the client and in supporting client’s parenthood.
Is able to lead the collaborative processes together with clients in interdiscplinary and multiprofessional co-operation.
Is able to critically review and develop the different levels of mental health and substance abuse prevention

Content

Dialogical collaboration with families and networks in different agegroups
Responding to families’ needs for support
Supporting parenthood and families, when parent has mental health and/or substance abuse problems
Co-creation and peer support
Interdisciplinary and multiprofessional co-operation
Levels of prevention, activities and contexts of these

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· specify the knowledge base of the development project
· produce a written description of the progress of the development project so far
· evaluate the progress of the development project in relation to the plan (eg staying on schedule, progressing towards the goal, functionality of selected research and development methods, operation of the project organization)

Content

· A description of the progress of the development project so far, based on the structure (contents) of the final report (project progress assessment as part of the description)
· Presentation of the progress of the development project so far to the client/sponsor or in other agreed manner

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

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:

- analyse changes in the operating environments and anticipate future developments applying the concepts and methods of futures studies
- evaluate impacts of the changing operating environments on their work, work community and organization, as well on the industry/field at large
- develop one’s competences and expertise in a focused and goal-oriented way in anticipation of the future competence requirements in the work life
- improve and innovate operations and work processes in their work community, taking into account environmental, social and economic sustainability, and using multidisciplinary and multiprofessional futures knowledge.

Content

- Future of work and income
- Future competence needs
- Changing career paths and professional identities
- Future technologies, human–technology interaction
- Sustainable future and ecological reconstruction
- Theories and methods of future studies and foresight
- Importance of foresight for innovations and strategic planning and decision-making

Materials

In the itslearning course platform.

Teaching methods

Studying instructed learning materials, individual written assignments, group work in multidisciplinary groups, reading and discussing in reading groups in your own study programme.

Student workload

Contact days and lectures: 15 h
Online and virtual working individually and in groups: 120 h

Group work and assignments:
• Starting day 28.8.2023: multidisciplinary groups working with SITRA’s megatrend cards.
• Reading groups within each study programme: reading and discussing research articles/papers/reports, creating a visual presentation of the key ideas and publishing it in a discussion forum in the itslearning course platform (tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).
• Hackathon 27.11.2023 (a pre-meeting of the hackathon 15.11.2023): multidisciplinary groups work to solve real working-life problems.

Individual work and assignments:
• Orientation assignment: Futures consciousness and attitudes towards future (in the itslearning course platform; tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).
• Scenario assignment: imagining alternative professional futures (in the itslearning course platform; tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).
• Reflective report on utilizing futures thinking and anticipation methods in one’s own work (in the itslearning course platform; tutor teacher evaluates, pass/fail).

Content scheduling

The course is compulsory for all Turku UAS Master Students. It will be implemented partly in groups comprised of students across the various study programmes, and partly as team and individual work within each study programme.

There are three contact days (Zoom-meetings: 28.8.2023, 15.11.2023 and 27.11.2023).) common to all students of the various study programmes, and further, there are common study materials and assignments in the itslearning course platform. In addition, the study programmes may add and cover discipline specific topics. This will be guided by the tutor teacher during the programme’s contact days.

***

THEME 1: CHANGING WORLD AND WORKING LIFE (calendar weeks 35-37)
• Common starting day 28.8. for all students of the various study programmes: orientation to the course, a keynote talk on the future working life and competence requirements, and group work with SITRA’s megatrend cards (tutor teachers will guide working of the groups).
• Students familiarize themselves independently with the materials in the itslearning course platform.
• Orientation assignment: Futures consciousness and attitudes towards future (DL 17.9.)
• (Each study programme may arrange lectures by TUAS specialists on themes such as new technologies, circular economy etc. during the programme’s contact days.)

***

THEME 2: FUTURES STUDIES AND ANTICIPATION (calendar weeks 38-41)
• Students familiarize themselves independently with the materials in the itslearning course platform.
• Scenario assignment: imagining alternative professional futures (DL 15.10.)

***

THEME 3: CHANGING WORKING LIFE IN MY FIELD (calendar weeks 42-45)
• Reading groups: reading and discussing research articles in groups that meet virtually or face to face, and creating a visual presentation based on the key ideas of the discussion. Readings are related to the changing work, working environment and competence requirements in the field of the study programme. The visual presentation will be shared in the itslearning course platform (DL 12.11.).

• Tutor teacher organizes the reading groups and compiles the list of readings (or guides students to find relevant research articles and reports).

***

THEME 4: SHAPING MY OWN FUTURE (calendar weeks (viikot 46-49)
• Students familiarize themselves independently with the materials in the itslearning course platform.
• Common Hackathon day 27.11. (a pre-meeting of the hackathon 16.11.) for all students of the various study programmes: group working to solve real working-life problems related to sustainable future. Students will familiarize themselves with the Hackathon instructions and assignments before the Hackathon day in the itslearning platform and submit their team reports there after the Hackathon (DL 3.12.).

There are two possible ways to participate in the hackathon: 1) as a commissioner or 2) as a student solving working life problems in a multidisciplinary small group.

• Final assignment: a reflective report on utilizing futures thinking and anticipation methods in one’s own work (DL 10.12.).

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment will be based on the individual and group assignments submitted in the itslearning course platform and on the demonstrated contribution to the group work in contact days.

Tutor teacher evaluates the assignments (assignments 1–4). To pass the course, students are expected to participate in the contact days and to contribute to group work in them, as well as to complete and turn in all the assignments. Missing contact day participation will be compensated by an extra assignment. Tutor teachers will keep records of participation in group work in contact days and evaluate the compensatory assignments.

Qualifications

-

Objective

Students are able to
Critically evaluate their own spesific working area in mental health and substance abuse care (e.g child psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, promotive mental health care)
Recognize the development needs in their own spesific working area and are able to critically evaluate them with evidence-based knowledge
Describe development suggestions and are able to present an action plan for these in their own spesific working area.

Content

Directives, laws and recommendations in a spesific area of mental health and/or substance abuse care (accroding the student’s field of working)
Evidence-based knowledge concerning the spesific area of mental health and/or subtance abuse care
Suggestions for development, action plan and actual change in practice according to the Peppa model

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The student critically evaluates mental health and substance abuse work in accordance with international and national human rights recommendations and regulations - evaluates and develops his/her own activities and the activities of the work community from the perspective of human rights, inclusion and recovery orientation -critically examines mental health and mental health challenges from different theoretical perspectives -develops and implements customer-oriented, inclusion-enhancing and stigma-reducing methods

Content

Ethical principles of mental health and substance abuse work Human rights and participation in mental health and substance abuse work Stigma and the prevention of exclusion Theoretical starting points of mental health (concepts, including health and well-being) and mental health challenges (e.g. biomedical, experiential, TIC) Client and person centeredness and citizenship Experience and recovery orientation

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The student
-masters the theoretical foundations, key phenomena and methods of operation of the dialogic approach
-can evaluate and develop his/her competence in a therapeutic cooperative relationship based on the client's needs
-evaluates and develops the dialogic and reflective working method of the work community
-examines critically and knows how to develop cooperation practices from the perspective of cultural sensitivity and diversity

Content

Dialogue and dialogic methods
Operating model of open dialogue
Therapeutic cooperative relationship
Physicality
Spirituality
Cultural sensitivity and consideration of diversity

Evaluation scale

H-5