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Resource-based Substance Abuse and Mental Health Work (5 cr)

Code: SO00CA33-3003

General information


Enrollment

02.12.2024 - 31.12.2024

Timing

01.01.2025 - 29.05.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Sote

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor Degree Programme in Social Services

Teachers

  • Veera Rinne

Groups

  • SOS23SKuu
    SOS23SKuu
  • SOS23SB
    SOS23SB
  • SOS23SA
    SOS23SA

Objective

The student knows how to have a dialogue with an adult who is in crisis and suffering from mental health problems or an addiction problem. The student knows how to support the customer as needed, resource-oriented and participation-strengthening in cooperation with professionals .

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

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

Further information

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

Rating: 0 - 5