Study Guide

Objective

Students
• know how to analyse social and socioethical sets of problems
• know how to apply various customer and partner-based development, research and innovation methods for customer work and service systems in a systematic way through documentation
• know how to apply the ethical principles and values of social work in the development of services and work methods
• know how to professionally apply the central social legislation
• know how to evaluate service systems from the point of view of the user of social services and their service needs and identify areas in need of improvement
• know how to communicate the development progress, results and impact in a customer and partner-oriented manner
• understand the growth of professional identity as a continuously developing process.

The objective of the student’s final work placement is that their activities showcase all of the development, research and innovation competence acquired during their social services studies as well as social work’s pursuit to promote the realisation of social justice in the society. The student also knows how to participate in a professional ethical dialogue within social work.

Further information

Collaboration project / work placement carried out with community partnerships in Finland or abroad according to advanced competence(17 ECTS) (in adult social work, child welfare and family work, early childhood education, mental health and substance abuse work, disability work, gerontological social work, multicultural work, international work).

The work placement can be divided between two terms.

Evaluation scale

0-5