Working with Families and Child Protection (5cr)
Code: SO00CA32-3004
General information
- Enrollment
- 31.12.2025 - 26.01.2026
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 07.01.2026 - 29.05.2026
- Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 1 cr
- Virtual portion
- 4 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Unit
- Sote
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor Degree Programme in Social Services
- Teachers
- Kaisa Kepanen
- Veera Rinne
- Groups
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SOS24SASOS24SA
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SOS24SBSOS24SB
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SOS24SCSOS24SC
- Course
- SO00CA32
Realization has 6 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 36 h 30 min.
| Time | Topic | Location |
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Thu 05.02.2026 time 08:00 - 16:00 (8 h 0 min) |
Perhetyö ja lastensuojelu SO00CA32-3004 |
Teams opetus
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Wed 18.02.2026 time 09:45 - 16:00 (6 h 15 min) |
Ryhmä A_Perhetyö ja lastensuojelu SO00CA32-3004 |
TA21L159
TA21L159
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Thu 19.02.2026 time 09:45 - 16:00 (6 h 15 min) |
Ryhmä B_Perhetyö ja lastensuojelu SO00CA32-3004 |
TA21L159
TA21L159
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Fri 20.02.2026 time 09:45 - 16:00 (6 h 15 min) |
Ryhmä C_Perhetyö ja lastensuojelu SO00CA32-3004 |
TA21L159
TA21L159
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Thu 16.04.2026 time 08:00 - 15:30 (7 h 30 min) |
Menetelmämessut_Perhetyö ja lastensuojelu SO00CA32-3004 |
TA21L157
TA21L157 Suomen kieli
TA21L158 TA21L158 TA21L142 TA21L142 TA21L159 TA21L159 |
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Tue 12.05.2026 time 12:15 - 14:30 (2 h 15 min) |
TENTTI_Perhetyö ja lastensuojelu SO00CA32-3004 |
TA21L147
TA21L147
TA21L146 TA21L146 |
Evaluation scale
0 - 5
Objective
The students will be familiar with the different types of work within child protection and family services and the key cooperation networks in non-institutional social care, foster care and after care. They will know the client and child protection processes of child protection and family work and the opportunities offered by working within a network. The students will be proficient in the basic principles of social rehabilitation in child protection and family services and they will understand how the conditions in which a child grows produces shielding and risk factors. The students will know the basics of legislation that regulates child protection and family work.
Content
The child protection system, child and family work and child protection legislation, inclusive documentation and legal record keeping, rehabilitation and social guidance in child protection and family work, working in networks, multiprofessional work and preventive work.
Location and time
The course includes independent study in the Reppu online learning environment.
In addition, there will be contact teaching on the Kajaani campus, a methods fair, and webinar-based teaching via Teams.
Attendance is mandatory for the simulation exercises held during contact teaching.
Materials
Hotus-hoitosuositus: Perheessä tapahtuvan lapsen kaltoinkohtelun riskiolojen tunnistaminen.
Hotus. Hoitotyön tutkimussäätiö. Lasten kaltoinkohtelun tunnistamisen tehokkaat menetelmät sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollossa. Hoitotyön tutkimussäätiö | 30.03.2022
Inkilä, J., Helminen, M., Kuosmanen, T., & Paavilainen, E. Moniammatillinen toimintamalli lasten kaltoinkohteluun puuttumisessa. Janus Sosiaalipolitiikan ja sosiaalityön tutkimuksen aikakauslehti, 24(1).
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö [STM]. 2019. Lastensuojelun laatusuositukset. Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriön julkaisuja 2019:8
Terveyden- ja hyvinvoinninlaitos [THL]. Lastensuojelun käsikirja.
Teaching methods
Independent Study in the Online Learning Environment:
Includes lectures, assignments, group work, and participation in online discussions.
Contact Teaching:
Includes guest speakers from working life, collaborative learning activities related to the course content, simulation exercises, a methods fair, and a group exam.
Employer connections
Guest lecturers from professional fields will participate in contact teaching sessions and webinars.
Exam schedules
A group exam will be held at the end of the course.
Student workload
The course is worth 5 ECTS credits.
One ECTS credit corresponds to approximately 27 hours of student work, meaning the entire course equals about 135 hours of student workload.
Further information
Learning Materials:
All course materials are available in the Reppu learning environment.
Log in to Reppu using your HAKA credentials and enter the course key on Reppu’s front page.