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Financial Social Work (5 cr)

Code: TH00CA60-3003

General information


Enrollment

02.12.2024 - 13.01.2025

Timing

03.02.2025 - 30.05.2025

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

66 - 75

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Social Services

Teachers

  • Tiina Laakso

Groups

  • PSOSERK25V
  • PSOSTK24
  • PSOSTS23
  • PSOSTS22
  • PSOSTK23
  • PSOSS23V
  • PSOSS22V
  • PSOSS24V
  • PSOSERK24V
  • PSOSTS24

Objective

• you are familiar with problems related to financial equality, income security and low incomes
• you are familiar with the basic concepts of financial social work
• you know how to counsel financially disadvantaged clients in managing their finances and applying for social security benefits

Content

• supporting clients’ financial capacity
• social security benefits in strengthening a person’s financial capacity
• financial counselling and advice

Evaluation scale

H-5