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

Code: TH00CA42-3003

General information


Enrollment

02.12.2022 - 22.01.2023

Timing

01.01.2023 - 31.07.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 39

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Social Services

Teachers

  • Kaija Penttala
  • Susanna Virta
  • Hanna Kirjavainen

Groups

  • PSOSS22EN

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

Teaching methods

Exercises
Independent studying

Content scheduling

This course consists of independent work and lectures.
3 credits are allocated to piloting a MOOC named "Integration into the Labour Market through Digital Networking" and 2 credits are allocated to lectures and writing a blog post.

Schedule

MOOC part, weeks 4-12
26.1. 9.30-11.30 Introduction to the piloting process
6.2.2023 10-11 Voluntary guidance (in Zoom) https://turkuamk.zoom.us/j/62259546960
27.2.2023 10-11 Voluntary guidance (in Zoom) https://turkuamk.zoom.us/j/67776224830
20.3.2023 9.30-11.30 Feedback and development ideas

Lectures
30.3 at 9-12 Social-pedagogical approach, inclusion and exclusion (SV)
6.4 at 9-12 The levels of inclusion, an individual as a part of their social network (KP)
13.4 at 9-12 Influencing work together with citizens and clients (KP)
20.4 at 9-12 Methods (SV)

Students write a blog-post from the content of the lectures. The blog-post is written by pairs and it will be evaluated with pass /fail.

Evaluation scale

H-5