Collaboration in Family Services (5 cr)
Code: SO00CV84-3001
General information
- Enrollment
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04.08.2026 - 02.09.2026
Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
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03.09.2026 - 12.12.2026
The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Sote
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor Degree Programme in Social Services
- Groups
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SOS24SASOS24SA
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SOS24SBSOS24SB
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SOS24SCSOS24SC
- Course
- SO00CV84
Evaluation scale
0 - 5
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
Materials
The teacher will specify separately.
Online materials are available in the Reppu - learning environment.
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.
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, 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.