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Client-Oriented Social and Health Services (5 cr)

Code: TH00BO19-3031

General information


Enrollment

02.12.2020 - 15.02.2021

Timing

08.02.2021 - 30.06.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Social Services

Teachers

  • Niina Vuoristo
  • Susanna Virta

Groups

  • PSOSK21V
  • PSOSTK21

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 Itslearning.

Teaching methods

Independent working in Itslearning

Exam schedules

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

International connections

Independent working in Itslearning

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 8th february 2021 at 8 am. Last date for returning tasks is 16 may 2021 at 23.59 pm. Tasks returned later will not be evaluated, student will sign in this course in autumn 2021.

Further information

Student is entitled to study this course when she/he has signed in Peppi by 15th 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 16th may. Teachers will evaluate tasks and write down the grade in Peppi after 30rd march, 4th may or 30rd may 2020.