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Promotion of Social Inclusion and Community-Based Work (5 cr)

Code: TH00CA42-3001

General information


Enrollment

02.12.2022 - 23.01.2023

Timing

16.01.2023 - 31.07.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

40 - 65

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Social Services

Teachers

  • Kaija Penttala
  • Liisa Pirinen
  • Laura Närvi
  • Susanna Virta

Groups

  • PSOSTK22

Objective

- you understand the concepts of social inclusion and community, and the important role they play in people’s well-being
- you know how to promote a sense of community and the inclusion of individuals and groups through different methods
- you are able to view individuals as part of their social network and living environment and use the resources of the network for the benefit of the client
- you know how to perform advocacy in collaboration with residents and clients
- you are familiar with municipalities’ and organisations’ activities to promote health and well-being and to prevent problems related to them, and you know how to use these services

Content

- the levels of social inclusion
- the ways citizens, municipality residents, clients and social service workers can engage in advocacy
- a social pedagogical approach, social inclusion and exclusion
- participatory and collaborative methods such as art-based participatory methods and social network mapping
- regional social work and analysis

Evaluation scale

H-5