Multicultural Work and Community Work (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

24.2.2020 10-14 Introduction. Community work. Community analysis Group work starts. SK,MLA
2.3.2020 10.00-16 Global megatrends. Cultural competences. Asylum process. SK
9.3.2020 10.00-11.30 Essi Katila Cultural sensitive methods in mental health work (in Finnish - simultaneous translation). 12.30-14 Gender-sensitive approach (Ave Valojää, Dialogika (in Finnish - simultaneous translation)..
16.3.2020 10-11.30 Active citizenship 12.30-14 Teachers meet online one member of each Community analysis group.
23.3.2020 10-11.30 Networks and networking OT. Skype/Zoom (the link will be sent you your TuAS e-mail) 12.30-14.00 Sociocultural animation. SK. Skype (the link will be sent you your TuAS e-mail)
30.3.2020 10-16 Presentation of Community analysis group work outcomes. Skype (the link will be sent you your TuAS e-mail) SK.
6.4.2020 8.15-9.15 Exam (on the Optima, you will find the link on the front page of the course). SK

Objective

Student
- is able to participate in societal influencing with clients and other collaboration partners
- is able to network and cooperate in multidisciplinary and multicultural settings
- understands cultural differences and is able to cooperate in multicultural settings
- is able to counsel groups professionally

Competence objectives of study unit
Students
- are able to network and cooperate in multidisciplinary and multicultural settings
- understand cultural differences and take them into account in client work
- are able to participate in international communication and interaction
- are able to support participation of citizens and to take part in societal influencing together with clients and other social partners.

Content

Content
- sociocultural work
- regional work
- networking
- gender sensitivity
- counselling of groups
- societal influencing
- immigrant work
- employment services

Materials

Exam:
Derald Wing Sue: Multicultural social work practice
https://ahmadrofai.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/multikulturderald-wing-sue-multicultural-social-work-practice.pdf
Online manual on the Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration, https://kotouttaminen.fi/en/online-manual-on-integration
Online Manual on Refugee Reception, https://kotouttaminen.fi/en/online-manual-on-refugee-reception
Key concepts, https://kotouttaminen.fi/en/key-concepts.
Lectures.

References in English for the group assignment:
Kivinen, Outi (eds.) 2014. Promoting Urban health. Experiences from developing Multiprofessional studies in Social and Health Care Education. Turku University of Applied Sciences. Available:
http://julkaisut.turkuamk.fi/isbn9789522165459.pdf.

Teaching methods

Group work; assignment, literature, lectures.

Exam schedules

6.4.2020 8.15-11.30 Group exam.
Eventual resit exam on official exam day (once a month).

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

Collaborative learning.

Student workload

Intructions for the group assignment "Community analysis" will be introduced on February 24th (10-16 o´clock).

Failed (0)

A student is unable to describe and define following concepts:
- cultural diversity and multicultural work
- comminuty work
- network
- sociocultural animation
- integration of immigrants.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

A student is able to describe and define following concepts:
cultural diversity and multicultural work
- comminuty work
- network
- sociocultural animation
- integration of immigrants.
She/ he understand active citizenship and promotion of participation as a part of competences of a bachelor of social services.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

A student knows following concepts and concepts related to them. She/ he is able to critical reflection of core concepts and her/his own experiences.
- cultural diversity and multicultural work (otherness and alterity, culturally biased .
- comminuty work
- network
- sociocultural animation
- integration of immigrants.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

A student knows following concepts and concepts related to them, and is able to apply them in different professional settings. She/ he is able to critical reflection of core concepts and her/his own experiences.
cultural diversity and multicultural work
- community work
- network
- sociocultural animation
- integration of immigrants.

Further information

Exam (2 credits)
Group assignment (2 credits)
Lectures (1 credit).