Mental health and substance abuse work (5cr)

Objective

Students
- are able to describe key mental health and addiction problems as well as the principles of positive mental health and mental health promotion
- recognizes key legislation and service structures related to mental health and substance abuse work in social welfare
- can recognize different crisis situations and different social welfare practices for helping in them
- is able to safely and resourcefully encounter clients suffering from mental health or addiction problems and behaving aggressively, as necessary and in a way that strengthens their participation
- is able to select and apply key social welfare working methods related to mental health and substance abuse work according to the client's situation.

Content

Starting points for mental health and substance abuse work:
• mental health and addiction problems
• Positive mental health and promotion of mental health
• Legislation
• Mental health and substance abuse services
• Encountering, identifying and rehabilitating a client in crisis
• encountering, identifying and resource-oriented guidance of a person suffering from a mental health problem and/or an addiction problem
• Encountering an aggressive person and his behavior patterns in different situations
• working methods of substance abuse and mental health work in social care

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student will be able to relate to the learning outcomes:
Information:
- use and relate concepts from his/her field of work in a competent and comprehensive manner
The professional competence of his/her field of work and his/her knowledge of his/her field of work and his/her combination of skills and competences.
Skills:
- analyse, compare, synthesise and select information and present alternative approaches
- analyse, reflect and critically evaluate their own knowledge and professional competence
reflect, analyse, reflect and analyse the knowledge and practices of their profession on the basis of the information acquired.
- to act independently, responsibly, proactively and flexibly in a given learning and working environment
- in the learning and working environment
- select, critically evaluate and use techniques and models in their professional field
in their work.
Attitudes:
- act in a customer-oriented, goal-oriented and work-oriented manner
- to work as a member of a team to promote and develop team activities
- Critically apply professional ethical principles in their work.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student will be able to relate to the learning outcomes:
Information:
- use the concepts of his/her profession in a coherent way
- Consistently identify, describe and justify the basic knowledge of the profession.
Skills:
- select appropriate courses of action on the basis of acquired knowledge and guidance
- assess and reflect on their own knowledge and practices in their profession
- act independently and responsibly in a variety of tasks in the context of the learning and working environment.
environment
- apply appropriate techniques and models to the activities of their profession.
Attitudes:
- work in a customer-oriented, goal-oriented and professionally oriented manner
- work as a member of a team to achieve a common goal
- justify their actions in accordance with professional ethical principles.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student will be able to relate to the learning outcomes:
Information:
- use key/individual concepts of his/her professional field appropriately
- name and describe the basic knowledge of his/her profession.
Skills:
- act appropriately, although the action may still be uncertain
- act appropriately in different learning and working environments under guidance
- make appropriate use of techniques and models in their professional field.
Attitudes:
- act professionally in client situations
- act as a member of a team and be respectful of other members of the team
- Act in accordance with professional ethical principles.

Further information

Scope: The scope of the course is 135 hours
Local education: 14 lessons
Simulation 10 lessons

Rating: 0 - 5

Accomplishment methods

- Monimuoto-opetus, sisältää simulaatio-opetusta
- Ahot
- Opinnollistaminen