Child Clients and Their Welfare in Residential WorkLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Student
- is able to recognize the special needs of placed children and their families
- learns to support placed children and their families

Content

Content
- placed children’s welfare; children’s “normal” and special needs; affectional issues, trauma
- with placed children; therapeutic facility upbringing
- cooperation between special and demanding level services: facility care (child and youth caring institution, reform schools),
special medical care, neuropsychiatry
- support of adaptation at home, parenthood persuasion
- participation of placed children’s parents