SOCPK22HKI Society and legislation (5cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Content scheduling

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 )

Objective

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.

Location and time

MoodleRooms -study environment

Materials

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

Teaching methods

Lectures
Quizzes and Exam
Individual studies

Exam schedules

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

Student workload

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)

Further information

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