Kestävä hyvinvointi / Sustainable wellbeing (2cr)

Objective

Students
• understand the importance of sustainable wellbeing from the perspectives of social justice, economic and ecological sustainability and the promotion of cultural wellbeing
• understand the key concepts of eco-social work
• can identify and assess resources and risk factors related to the health, living conditions and life circumstances of their customers and the community and offer guidance on the use of available services
• can support and promote the health, functional capacity and inclusion of customers/patients in need of special support using different methods
• can evaluate how their own life history and experiences affect their professional development
• can select and apply their communication methods according to customer needs

Content

• sustainable wellbeing
• eco-social work
• prevention of exclusion
• inclusion, resources and partnership
• diversity, equality and equity
• health and social care, diaconal work and the third sector promoting inclusion and preventing exclusion
• methods for health promotion and supporting functional capacity and inclusion
• topical legislation and programmes
• application of multisectoral research data
• plain speech, plain language, augmentative and alternative communication methods

Further information

RPL 8/2025:
Recognition of prior learning is only possible if the student has a previous nursing degree or equivalent higher education studies leading to a nursing degree.