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Collaboration in Family Services (5cr)

Code: VV00CJ86-3002

General information


Enrollment
06.08.2026 - 04.09.2026
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Timing
05.09.2026 - 16.12.2026
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Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
0 cr
Virtual portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Sote
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Bachelor Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
Kaisa Kepanen
Veera Rinne
Groups
SOS25SA
SOS25SA
SOS25SB
SOS25SB
Course
VV00CJ86

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Evaluation methods and criteria

Grade 0-5
Assessment consists of course assignments, group work, and the exam

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

Content scheduling

Kurssi sijoittuu vuoden 2026 periodeille 3 ja 4.

Objective

-The student understands the foundations of interdisciplinary work and knows how to operate in an interdisciplinary team.
-The student comprehends the role of their own profession in an interdisciplinary network.
-The student understands the overall context of family services and can guide clients to appropriate services.
-The student understands the legislation influencing interdisciplinary work (social and health care).
-The student grasps the principles of shared leadership.

Accomplishment methods

Independent online studies, 135 hours, equivalent to 5 ECTS credits:

- Online materials
- Video lectures/webinars
- Final project for the course

Content

- Foundations and division of labor in interdisciplinary work
- Methods of interdisciplinary work
- The entirety of family services, such as child protection, school social work, early childhood education, violence intervention work, SERI work, adult social work, youth work
- Legislation related to confidentiality, information exchange, and obligations in collaboration
- Shared leadership and its practices
- Ethical principles
- Dialogical approach and basic elements of good interaction

Location and time

8/2026-12/2026
Online implementation (Reppu environment and Teams)

Materials

- Mönkkönen, K. 2019. Moniammatillinen yhteistyö. Vaikuttava vuorovaikutus sosiaali- ja terveysalalla. Gaudeamus.

Teaching methods

- Online teaching in Reppu
- Independent study
- Video lectures
- Webinars
- Online materials, assignments
- Group work
- -Exam

Exam schedules

Online exam, exact date to be determined later

Student workload

5 ECTS credits, equivalent to 135 hours of student work

Further information

The course is suitable for students in the social and health care field (nurses, public health nurses, social workers, sports instructors) as elective studies and for social work students as specialization studies (Multidisciplinary Child and Youth Protection Work).

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