COSA18HKI Community Development and Social Work Methods (5cr)
Code: COS0005B16S-3001
General information
- Timing
- 29.10.2018 - 30.11.2018
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Campus
- Helsinki
- Teaching languages
- English
- Teachers
- Margarita Sakilayan-Latvala
- Marianne Nylund
- Course
- COS0005B16S
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization COSA18HKI Community Development and Social Work Methods COS0005B16S-3001. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Objective
The students will be able to
- identify and recognise different social work and community work methods and their theory base
- use different types of art-based and creative methods to empower service users and communities
- use socio-cultural animation approach in community work and social work
- apply community work and social work methods in diverse communities
Content
Contents
- Theory base of community work and social work methods
- Art-based and creative methods in social work and community work
- Socio-cultural animation as a community work and social work method
- Applying of work methods in diverse communities
Location and time
WEEK 44: Distant learning (preliminary reading assignment)
WEEK 45: Contact teaching
WEEK 46: Distant learning: planning and applying arts-based methods in practice and preparing the seminar presentation
WEEK 47: Distant learning: planning and applying arts-based methods in practice and preparing the seminar presentation
WEEK 48: Contact teaching: seminars
Materials
To be defined at the beginning of the study module.
Teaching methods
SPECIFIED CONTENTS:
Theory base of community work and social work methods
Art-based and creative methods in social work and community work
Socio-cultural animation as a community work and social work method
Applying of work methods in diverse communities
MODES OF LEARNING
Lectures
Group assignment.
Seminar
ASSIGNMENT:
The group will apply art-based and creative methods with service users in a working life context. In the seminar the groups will present the art-based and creative methods used with working life and service users.
Employer connections
Diak's pedagogy of participatory and research-oriented development is applied in the study module.
Completion alternatives
An essay about art-based and creative methods in social and community work. Applying one method in practice and writing a reflective report about the use of the method in practice.
Further information
The student may apply for AHOT/RPL if s/he has similar studies and experience.