Study Guide

Objective

Students
• understand the areas of welfare
• identify the state of Finnish welfare and differences in welfare
• are familiar with changes in the Finnish society, welfare state and way of life
• know how to analyse the basis of social policies and which fields social work is carried out in
• are familiar with the basics of social legislation
• are familiar with income security and social insurance
• understand the service system that promotes welfare and social safety
• identify with key changes in social and health services as well as service development programmes and projects
• understand the customer’s/patient’s position and rights in the social and healthcare service system

Content

• sections of welfare
• differences in welfare
• development of the Finnish society and welfare state and changes in the way of life
• megatrends
• basis of social policies
• basics of social legislation
• income security and social insurance
• a service system that promotes welfare and social safety
• changes, development programmes and projects and renewal challenges in social and healthcare services
• the customer’s/patient’s position and rights in the social and healthcare service system