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GER02VS21DIAK Service coordination with the elderly (5 cr)

Code: GER0205A20S-3001

General information


Enrollment

01.03.2021 - 17.03.2021

Timing

18.10.2021 - 12.11.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Diak joint implementation

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes

  • BA of Social Services

Teachers

  • Seija Utriainen

Groups

  • A48sos
  • F48sos

Objective

Students
• know how to assess the service needs related to the wellbeing, living conditions, life situation and ability to function of the elderly
• know how to support an older person living at home and understand their special needs
• know how to carry out service coordination with the elderly
• know how to coordinate services to promote the wellbeing of the elderly
• know how to support the elderly according to their conviction in religious and spiritual needs
• are familiar with customer-oriented documentation in elderly care

Content

• service needs assessment and the risk factors related to wellbeing, living conditions, life situation and ability to function
• special needs related to how the elderly live and cope
• various forms of service coordination
• coordination of wellbeing services
• religious and spiritual needs of the elderly
• questions related to the right of self-determination, such as the realisation of an advance directive
• customer-oriented documentation in elderly care

Evaluation scale

0-5