Youth and Action-Based Methods (5 cr)
Code: TH00CA78-3003
General information
Enrollment
02.06.2025 - 28.08.2025
Timing
01.08.2025 - 31.12.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
1 op
Mode of delivery
80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning
Unit
Health and Well-being
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
36 - 45
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
- Heidi Ristseppä
- Kaija Penttala
Groups
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PSOSTS23
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PSOSTK23
Objective
• you identify developmental tasks related to youth and learn different ways of counselling and tutoring young people
• you obtain knowledge of action-based methods that you can use in your work with young people
Content
• youth as a life phase
• the developmental tasks and challenges of youth, including psychosomatic problems, social media, intoxicants and sexuality
• young people as members of society
• collaboration opportunities: introduction to organisations and other operators that work with young people and to various working methods in different operating environments
Evaluation scale
H-5
Qualifications
Students can start optional customer group-specific studies when they have completed at least 60 credits.