Study Guide

Objective

Student
- is able to participate in societal influencing with clients and other collaboration partners
- is able to network and cooperate in multidisciplinary and multicultural settings
- understands cultural differences and is able to cooperate in multicultural settings
- is able to counsel groups professionally

Competence objectives of study unit
Students
- are able to network and cooperate in multidisciplinary and multicultural settings
- understand cultural differences and take them into account in client work
- are able to participate in international communication and interaction
- are able to support participation of citizens and to take part in societal influencing together with clients and other social partners.

Content

Content
- sociocultural work
- regional work
- networking
- gender sensitivity
- counselling of groups
- societal influencing
- immigrant work
- employment services

Materials

Materials on Itslearning platform. Also personal literature search.

Teaching methods

personal working, group work,
lectures and assingments.

Exam schedules

Group exam 22.3.22 12.30-15.00.
Retake exam (individual) on general retake exam days of the degree program.

International connections

Investigative learning

Completion alternatives

-

Student workload

Assignments and lectures 2 ECTS.
Community analysis 1 ECTS.
Group exam 2 ECTS.

Content scheduling

Pre-assignment: Read the article and make notes for yourself of the key points.
Pitzer, K.A. & Streeter, C.L. 2015. Mapping Community Capitals: A Potential Tool for Social Work.



Materials and other assignments will be on Itslearning, when the lectures begin.

LIVE 1.3.22 9-11.30 Introduction. Community analysis assignment. Community work. (Toivonen, Kinos)
12.30-15.45 Group work (community analysis).

ZOOM 8.3.22 9-11.30 Socio cultural animation and social pedagogy. (Kinos)
12.30-15 Gender diversity and sensitive practises (Teija Ryhtä Seta ry; Toivonen)

LIVE 15.3.22 9-11.30 Immigration and integration: basics. Multicultural competences. (Kinos). Serene -work responds to the mental health challenges of migrants (Turku crisis centre, Katriina Väliaho).
LIVE 22.3.22 8.15-11.30 Presentations of community analysis results. (Toivonen, Kinos)
LIVE 22.3.22 12.30-15 Group exam.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Assignments and lectures 2 ECTS. (approved/failed)
Community analysis 1 ECTS (approved/failed)
Group exam 2 ECTS (1-5, failed). All course material is involved in the exam.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

A students cannot describe and define concepts:
- multicultural work
- community work
- networking
- socio-cultural animation
- integration.
She/he cannot analyse the importance of a neighborhood to well-being of residents. She/he don´t understand the meaning of community work or consequences of areal segregation.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

A students can describe and define some of the concepts:
- multicultural work
- community work
- networking
- socio-cultural animation
- integration.
She/he has a narrow view on importance of a neighborhood to well-being of residents. She/he understands only partly the meaning of community work or consequences of areal segregation. She/he does not understand the importance of societal influencing and supporting citizens in participation. She/he recognizes cultural differences and challenges, however

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

A students knows the concepts, as well as some related concepts, and is able to reflect own experiences with them:
- multicultural work
- community work
- networking
- socio-cultural animation
- integration.
She/he has a wide view on importance of a neighborhood to well-being of residents. She/he understands the meaning of community work and consequences of areal segregation. She/he understands the importance of societal influencing and supporting citizens in participation, as a part of the competences of a Bachelor of Social Services. She/ he also knows methods for influencing and supporting participation. She/he recognizes cultural differences and challenges and is able to tackle them.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

A students knows the concepts, as well as some related concepts, and is able to apply and evaluate them in different settings, in social and heath care and education. She/he can reflect critically her/ his own experiences with them:
- multicultural work
- community work
- networking
- socio-cultural animation
- integration.
She/he has a wide view on importance of a neighborhood to well-being of residents. She/he understands the meaning of community work and consequences of areal segregation. She/he understands the importance of societal influencing and supp