Health and Welfare Promotion Models (5 cr)
Code: SO00CA31-3004
General information
Enrollment
04.08.2025 - 02.09.2025
Timing
03.09.2025 - 15.12.2025
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
- Susanna Veteläinen
- Kaisa Loikkanen
Groups
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SOS24SBSOS24SB
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SOS24SASOS24SA
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SOS24SCSOS24SC
Objective
- The student knows the service system supporting well-being and social security (activities in municipalities and welfare areas).
- The student will be familiar with the basics of managing people's health and well-being.
- The student will be familiar with the possibilities of using social knowledge from the perspective of structural social work.
- Knowledge of smart service solutions for inclusion and welfare technologies.
- The student will learn to do project-type development work in welfare promotion.
Content
- Population health and well-being, health promotion strategies and municipal and regional well-being plans.
- Laws, basic concepts and ethics of health and well-being promotion.
- The starting points for guidance, the process, different methods and digital solutions, quality and effectiveness in health and well-being promotion.
- Promoting social well-being in services for different ages and client groups.
Evaluation scale
0 - 5
Further information
The course involves 135 hours of sudy, with 10-15 h of online or face-to-face lectures.
Contact teaching/exercises/simulations/project: 1-3 credits of work-based project work can also be chosen.
Literature: online material provided by the teacher.
Assessment: pass - fail.