CWTMK23HKI Community Work Theories and Methods (5cr)
Code: CWT0005B20S-3003
General information
- Enrollment
- 19.09.2022 - 09.10.2022
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.05.2023 - 26.05.2023
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 4 cr
- Virtual portion
- 1 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Unit
- Sosiaali- ja kirkonala
- Campus
- Helsinki
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 100
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services
- Teachers
- Marianne Nylund
- Katja Päällysaho
- Course
- CWT0005B20S
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization CWTMK23HKI Community Work Theories and Methods CWT0005B20S-3003. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Evaluation scale
0-5
                    
Objective
The students will be able to:
•	recognise different concepts, definitions and theories in community work
•	recognise the social capacity and assets of the members of communities 
•	understand the meaning of place in social service and community work
•	apply different participatory community work methods in neighbourhood work
                    
Content
Contents:
•	Concepts, definitions and theories in community work
•	Social capacity and assets of members of communities
•	Meaning of place in social service and community work
•	Participatory community work methods used in neighbourhood work
                    
Materials
Literature and lectures will be available in Moodlerooms.
                    
Teaching methods
* Independent studies take place before the first contact lecture.
* Contact teaching week.
* Independent field work in small groups.
* 2 support sessions during the field work period.
* Seminar days for presenting students' group work.
                    
Employer connections
Students are encouraged to carry out field work in collaboration with the working life.
                    
Completion alternatives
Alternative way of completing the study module is only possible upon specific circumstances/criteria (i.e. sickness etc.). Personal reasons such as travel and work are not considered as acceptable criteria.
Alternative way of completing the study module must be agreed with the responsible lecturer and/or study guidance counselor by the beginning of the study module.
In this study module the alternative way of completing the study module consists of an exam to be taken on any exam re-take. The literature for the exam will be decided with the teachers.