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Ethical Thinking in Gerontological Care (5 cr)

Code: TH00BQ11-3002

General information


Enrollment

20.09.2021 - 31.01.2022

Timing

01.01.2022 - 31.07.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Master`s Degree Programme in Social Services and Health Care, Gerontological Expertise

Teachers

  • Anne Merta
  • Sini Eloranta

Scheduling groups

  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 5. Open UAS: 5.)

Groups

  • YGEROK21

Small groups

  • Pienryhmä 1

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
· Know the ethical base of gerontological care
· Evaluate ethically different care practices
· Evaluate value-based elderly care

Content

· Vulnerable client groups and ethics
· Different care practices and ethics
· Ethical problems in the work
· Digitalization and technology in older people care

Evaluation scale

H-5