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COSS19HKI Community Development and Social Work Methods (5cr)

Code: COS0005B16S-3003

General information


Enrollment
01.03.2019 - 18.03.2019
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
18.11.2019 - 20.12.2019
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
Margarita Sakilayan-Latvala
Marianne Nylund
Vesa Vainiomäki
Scheduling groups
Ryhmä A (Size: 23 . Open UAS : 0.)
Ryhmä B (Size: 23 . Open UAS : 0.)
Small groups
Ryhmä A
Ryhmä B
Course
COS0005B16S

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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.

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