Professional Interaction and Ethics (5 cr)
Code: TH00CA39-3005
General information
Enrollment
01.06.2022 - 24.10.2022
Timing
17.10.2022 - 25.12.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Health and Well-being
Campus
Salo IoT Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
10 - 50
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
- Olli Toivonen
- Tiina Suni
- Heidi Ristseppä
- Päivi Myllymäki
Groups
-
PSOSS22EN
Objective
• you are familiar with the values and professional ethics guiding social services, and you are able to follow them in interactive situations
• you are familiar with the basic concepts of professional interaction
• you know how to plan and evaluate your interaction in different situations
• you are familiar with different views of human beings and understand the significance of these views and values in client work
• you are familiar with key legislation concerning client work in social services
Content
• professional interaction and dialogue
• the concept of ethics and professional ethics
• Act on the Status and Rights of Social Welfare Clients
• the Social Welfare Act
Materials
Talentia 2017. Work, Valus and ethics. Ethical guidelines for social welfare professionals (Sosiaalialan ammattihenkilön eettiset ohjeet): https://talentia.e-julkaisu.com/2019/ethical-guidelines/#page=1
Laws (Finlex)
Others still coming
Exam schedules
13.12. Group exam
January 2023 Exam retake (individual exam)
Student workload
Learning assignments: groupinterview and report, ethical simulations and
Lectures
Group exam
Content scheduling
Changes are possible till the start of the course
25.10.2022, 9.30-15 Introduction to course and assignments. Values and different views of human beings (arvot ja ihmiskäsitys) (OT)
26.10.2022 9.30-15 Differences of professional and everyday communication, communication styles, verbal and non-verbal communication(PM)
1.11.2022 9.30-15 Work methods in clientwork (Asiakastyön menetelmät) (HR)
2.11.2022 Personal worktime for assignments (Interviews)
8.11.2022 9.30-15 Professional ethics (TS)
15.11.2022, 9.30-15 Client-centered communication, speech acts, challenges in professional communication etc. (PM)
16.11. Personal worktime for assignments. Groupwork: Preparations for ethical simulations.
22.11.2022, 9.30 -15
9.30-11.30 Finnish laws (Social welfare act - Sosiaalihuoltolaki, Act on the status and the rights of patients - Laki asiakkaan asemasta ja oikeuksista) OT
12.30-15 Personal worktime on assigments
29.11.2022 9.30-15 OT, PM
9.30-11.30 Ethical simulations and discussions
12.30-14 Discussions on Interview assignments
14-15 Course finish and evaluation
13.12.2022, 14-16 Online group exam (HR)
Evaluation scale
H-5