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LHO01MK22HKI Health promotion with children, adolescents and families (2 cr)

Code: LHO0102A20S-3002

General information


Enrollment

13.09.2021 - 05.10.2021

Timing

10.01.2022 - 18.02.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

50 % Contact teaching, 50 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 200

Degree programmes

  • BA in Health Care

Teachers

  • Hanna Dombret
  • Sabina Hentilä

Groups

  • A48sh

Objective

Students
- understand the significance of actions that preserve and maintain health to the future of children and adolescents
- are familiar with the growth and development phases of children and adolescents as well as deviations in them
- are familiar with the basics of promoting sexual and reproductive health
- understand the customary progress and monitoring of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium as well as methods of health promotion
- know how to support families in becoming parents and taking care of a newborn
- are familiar with the principles and practices of child welfare

Content

- factors protecting and promoting the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents
- the growth and development of children and adolescents
- sexual and reproductive health
- the customary progress of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium
- supporting parenthood and taking care of a newborn
- child welfare

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty