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Professional Skills for Working in Diversity Settings (5cr)

Code: PDI0005B16S-3002

General information


Enrollment
01.03.2019 - 18.03.2019
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
12.08.2019 - 20.09.2019
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
EDUCATION
Campus
Helsinki
Teaching languages
English
Seats
0 - 100
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
Jouko Porkka
Marianne Nylund
Hanna Lamberg
Course
PDI0005B16S

Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Professional Skills for Working in Diversity Settings PDI0005B16S-3002. 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
- reflect personal background and is sensitive to different service users in diversity context
- recognise the specific needs of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants from different backgrounds and in different contexts
- develop skills in anti-oppressive practice in relation to discriminated or oppressed individuals, groups and communities
- deal with diversity of religion and culture
- understand interfaith dialogue, religious literacy and spiritual social work method
- familiarise themselves with multicultural competences and intercultural communication in different work settings

Content

Contents
- self-reflection in diversity context
- work with refugees, asylum seekers and migrants from different backgrounds
- anti-oppressive practice in community development and social work
- religious, spiritual and cultural diversity
- interfaith dialogue, religious literacy, spiritual social work
- multicultural competences and intercultural communication in different work settings

Location and time

- Orientation to the study module at campus. Contact teaching on relevant themes at campus.
- Online learning as an orientation to the study module in Moodleroom.
- Independent work on the given assignment. Supervision for the assignment in Collaborate.
- Final seminar days at campus. Work-life partners are involved in the students´ learning process via the learning assignment and seminar work.

Materials

To be confirmed in Moodleroom.

Teaching methods

Study module follows blended learning including contact teaching, independent learning, online learning, written assignment, online supervision and final seminar.

Completion alternatives

Extensive written assignment 5 ECTS or participation in a pre-agreed work-life related project or similar.

Student workload

1 ECTS = 26,6,h of work

Further information

The study module requires skills to use Moodleroom online learning area and ability to participate to online supervision in Collaborate. Possibility to get AHOT/RPL as described in Diak´s RPL/AHOT guidelines.

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