Youth and Adult Social Work (5 cr)

Objective

- The student recognizes phenomena and challenges related to the lives of clients in youth and adult social work.
- The student can identify and utilize theoretical foundations, legislation, and operational environments in youth and adult social work.
- The student is familiar with the services in youth and adult social work, the organizations providing them, and can work in a multidisciplinary network.
- The student understands client processes in youth and adult social work and can utilize various guidance methods to support clients in their everyday lives.
- The student understands the significance of documentation and decision-making in client work as part of youth and adult social work.

Content

- Fundamentals and concepts of youth and adult social work, such as school social work, student welfare counseling services, social work within the defense forces, adult social work, housing social work, financial social work, social guidance, and community social work.
- Client processes and services in youth and adult social work, as well as the legislation guiding them.
- Client support needs and promoting well-being through multidisciplinary collaboration.
- Exercise and nature-based guidance methods and an experimental approach in client work.

Location and time

- 8 / 2024 - 12 / 2024

Materials

- Kurssialustalla määritelty kirjallisuus

Teaching methods

- Itsenäinen opiskelu verkossa
- Lähiopetus

Completion alternatives

- Opintojakson Reppu-toteuksesta löytyvä AHOT -osio työkokemuksen perusteella

Student workload

5 op, 135 tuntia

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

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

The course involves 135 hours of study.
Contact teaching / practical training / simulations / project
Outputs: to be announced by the course teacher
Literature: to be announced by the course teacher.
Assessment: 0-5