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Social Work with the Elderly to Support Agency and Functional Capacity (5 cr)

Code: TH00CA69-3001

General information


Enrollment

02.06.2024 - 31.10.2024

Timing

31.10.2024 - 12.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 25

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Social Services

Teachers

  • Juha Knuuttila
  • Marjo Vähäkangas

Groups

  • PSOSTK22
  • PSOSTS22
  • PSOSK22V
  • PSOSS22V
  • 31.10.2024 16:00 - 18:00, Toimijuutta ja toimintakykyä tukeva seniori- ja vanhustyö TH00CA69-3001
  • 21.11.2024 16:00 - 18:00, Toimijuutta ja toimintakykyä tukeva seniori- ja vanhustyö TH00CA69-3001
  • 12.12.2024 16:00 - 18:00, Toimijuutta ja toimintakykyä tukeva seniori- ja vanhustyö TH00CA69-3001

Objective

• you are familiar with approaches to agency and functional capacity with respect to ageing, and you know how to apply them in your work
• you know how to prepare a care and service plan in collaboration with your client and different professional groups
• you are able to use methods of social work with the elderly independently
• you know how to use electric operating environments in your counselling work and help your clients to use digital services
• you are able to evaluate, solve and apply ethical issues in social work with the elderly, respecting your clients

Content

• the assessment and measures of functional capacity
• methods that support agency in social work with the elderly
• special issues and the future of ageing
• ethical issues in social work with the elderly

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Students can start optional customer group-specific studies when they have completed at least 60 credits.