Crisis work skillsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Main objective of the course:

To develop personal skills in supporting children and families in crisis and to apply them in practice:
1. Crises and crisis work (1 cr)
2. Resilience - what is Resilience? (1 op) (1 op)
3. supporting children and families in situations of stress and crisis (2 cr).
4. Compassion fatigue (1 op)

Sub-objectives: at the end of the course, the student will have
- be able to identify different types of crises.
- be able to anticipate crises from the point of view of their own work.
- have concrete tools and methods for crisis work.
- understand the importance of resilience and know how to support it.
- can identify stress and crisis situations in children and support them in coping with them.
- understands the risks of compassion fatigue and is equipped with tools to cope with crisis situations at work.

Further information

This course has been developed as part of the JOKSA - Developing Continuous Learning in the Social Sector project (S22379). The project has been funded by the European Social Fund (ESF).

Execution methods

Online, nonstop

Accomplishment methods

This course is designed to allow learners to progress at their own pace. The course is not time- or place-based. Learners may choose to save learning materials for their own use.