Social work with adults and young people (5cr)
Course unit code: AIK0105A25S
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- Finnish
Objective
Students
• are familiar with phenomena related to poverty and underprivileged individuals as well as structures and processes causing marginalisation
• are familiar with the possibilities and challenges of adult and youth social work in preventative, outreach and rehabilitative work
• understand the significance of managing the daily life and promoting inclusion in customer work
• know how to analyse the realisation of human rights as they work with people in various life situations
• understand the connection of social wellbeing and sustainable development
Content
• poverty and underprivileged individuals as well as the state of being underprivileged passed down from one generation to the next
• social problems
• structures and processes causing marginalisation
• basis of preventative, outreach and rehabilitative adult and youth social work
• management of daily life and inclusion
• human rights
Further information
AHOT 8/2025:
Diakin AHOT-ohjeet ja käytännöt.