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Client-Oriented Social and Health Services (5 cr)

Code: TH00BO19-3006

General information


Enrollment

02.12.2019 - 17.02.2020

Timing

10.02.2020 - 15.05.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 100

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Social Services

Teachers

  • Niina Vuoristo
  • Noora Kumpulainen

Groups

  • MSOSTK20
  • PSOSTK20

Objective

The student is able
- to describe current challenges of population’s health and well-being as well as factors affecting them
- to describe the indicators of health and well-being as well as the meaning of knowledge when identifying and organizing services
- to describe social and health services organization and legislation
- to describe social security system, especially in the perspective of working ability, functional capacity and rehabilitation
- to search for information and to guide clients in different life situations to social and health services
- to recognize the meaning of multiprofessionality in the perspective of service needs

Content

1. The status of the population’s health and well-being
- current challenges and factors affecting them
- promotion of health and functional ability, prevention of illnesses and accidents
- registers and statistics

2. Social and health services
- social and health care organization and development of it, funding, responsibilities, control/monitoring and client’s and patient’s rights
- social and health services
- rehabilitation and rehabilitation services
- income security

3. Guidance of clients
- searching information about social and health services and benefits
- applying information when guiding clients in different life situations

Materials

Links to literature is in Optima.

Teaching methods

Independent working in Optima

Exam schedules

Evaluation of the course is approved / failed based on the tasks.

International connections

Independent working in Optima

Student workload

5 credit = 125 hours work

Content scheduling

Student is working independently starting in Theme 1 and then themes in order. Introductions will open in 10th february 2020 at 8 am. Last date for returning tasks is 18 may 2020 at 23.59 pm. Tasks returned later will not be evaluated, student will sign in this course in autumn 2020.

Further information

Student is entitled to study this course when she/he has signed in Peppi by 17th february

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment methods and criteria

All the tasks has to be answered. When you receive the right answer, comment and reflect your own answer. Return all the tasks either by 16th march, 20th april or 18th may. Teachers will evaluate tasks and write down the grade in Peppi after 30rd march, 4th may or 1st june 2020.