• SOCPK23HKI Society and legislation SOC0005N20S-3003 09.01.2023-03.03.2023  5 credits  (A53nur) +-
    Learning outcomes of the course
    Competency aims:
    The aim of the course is that the student
    • Is familiar with the society and understand the public and economical connections within the profession in the public and private sector
    • Can describe the possibility to public influence, explain how the working life is organized and be aware of the legislation that underlie the labour market
    • Is familiar with the Nordic welfare model as a base of values
    • Is familiar with the own working field and see possibilities to be an entrepreneur

    Learning outcomes:
    At the end of the course the student is expected to
    • Be able to describe the structure of the society and the legislation and other regulations that is a base for how the society is working
    • Be familiar with the legislation that is essential for the profession
    • Realize the value of multi professional co-operation.
    • Be able to distinguish and put into practice the most relevant legislation within the field of labour legislation
    • Be able to describe the structure of the society according to existing legislation and be able to identify his or her own possibilities to influence
    • Be able to discuss the meaning of the Nordic welfare according to the own profession
    • Be able to describe the welfare services the local authorities offer according to existing legislation.
    Name of lecturer(s)

    Keijo Piirainen

    Mode of delivery

    Face-to-face

    Recommended or required reading

    Learning material from lectures Health and Social Care Acts: - Occupational Health Care Act 1383/2001 (Finlex) - Mental Health Act 1116/1990 (Finlex) - Communicable Diseases Act 786/1986 (Finlex) - Act on the Status and Rights of Patients 785/1992 (Finlex) -Social Welfare Act 1301/2014 ( Finlex) -Child Welfare Act 417/2007 ( Finlex) - Health Care Act 1326/2010 (Finlex) - Act on Health Care Professionals 559/1994 (Finlex) -Act on Social Care Professionals 817/2015 ( Finlex) Webmaterial: https://stm.fi/en/social-and-health-services https://stm.fi/en/income-security/legislation https://www.kela.fi/web/en/social-security-in-finland

    Planned learning activities and teaching methods

    Lectures Quizzes and Exam Individual studies

    Assessment methods and criteria

    Quizzes passed/failed Exam 5-1 Learning outcomes: The student is expected to • Be able to describe the structure of the society and the legislation and other regulations that form the base on which the Finnish society is organized • Be familiar with the legislation that is essential for the profession • Realize the value of multi-professional co-operation • Be able to distinguish and put into practice the most relevant legislation within the field of labor legislation • Be able to describe the structure of society according to existing legislation and be able to identify his or her own possibilities to influence society • Be able to discuss the meaning of the Nordic welfare state according to his/her own profession • Be able to describe the welfare services that local authorities must offer based on existing legislation • Understands the Finnish Health Care System

    Language of instruction

    English

    Timing

    09.01.2023 - 03.03.2023

    Enrollment date

    19.09.2022 - 09.10.2022

    Group(s)
    • A53nur
    Seats

    0 - 333

    Unit, in charge

    Terveysalan tutkinnot (not translated)

    Teacher(s)

    Keijo Piirainen, Paula Ropponen

    Further information for students

    Competency aims:
    The student
    • Is familiar with society and understands the public and economic
    connections within the profession in the public and private sector
    • Can describe possibilities to influence the public, explain how
    working life is organised and be aware of the legislation that
    underlies the labor market
    • Is familiar with the Nordic welfare model as a value base
    • Is familiar with their own field of employment and sees the
    possibilities to be an entrepreneur
    • Understand the structure of the Finnish Health Care system

    Programme(s)

    Degree Programme in Health Care, Nursing

    Unit location

    Helsinki

    R&D proportion

    0.00 credits

    Virtual proportion

    0.00 credits

    Evaluation scale

    0-5

    Exam schedule

    Quiz 1: After lecture 1 and 2 Qiiz 2: After lecture 3 Exam: After lecture 1-4, at the end of the course

    Students use of time and load

    Lectures: 16 hours (4 x 4 hours) Quizzes and Exam :5 hours Individual studies : 70 hours Internet-based studies: 60 hours Total workload of the course: 133,5 hours Of which autonomous studies: 112,5 hours Of which scheduled studies: 21 hours (2 quizs, 1 exam + lectures)

    Content periodicity

    Content of the lectures and quizzes/ exam: 1. Structure of Finnish society and legislation, - The Constitution of Finland, Nordic welfare model - The Healthcare and Social welfare system and services in Finland 2. Nordic welfare model and Finnish social security, social welfare services and organizational responsibility, diversity of legislation, social welfare law (after lectures 1 and 2 : 1. quiz ) 3. Health Care Legislation ( after lecture 3: 2. quiz ) 4. Finnish Labor market, entrepreneur, Legislation of the professional standards of social and health care personnel ( After lectures 1-4: Exam )