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Family Work in Preventive and in Residential Work (5 cr)

Code: 7081252-3003

General information


Enrollment

02.12.2021 - 03.03.2022

Timing

01.01.2022 - 31.07.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 39

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Social Services

Teachers

  • Niina Vuoristo
  • Noora Kumpulainen
  • Laura Närvi
  • Susanna Virta

Groups

  • PSOSS19V

Objective

Student
- understands the concept of family work and different implementation methods
- learns a systematic working approach in child welfare work

Content

Content
- evaluation of parenthood: interaction, flow of everyday life, safe growth conditions
- systematic working approach; family systems, multifunctional team structure, multiprofessional division of work
- support of placed children’s parents and peer group function
- social worker as a responsible worker
- family work in community and foster care

Evaluation scale

H-5