PDIMS23HKI Professional Skills for Working in Diversity Settings (5cr)
Code: PDI0005B20S-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 07.08.2023 - 15.09.2023
- 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 - 333
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
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Evaluation scale
0-5
Objective
The students will be able to:
• reflect on their own personal background and be sensitive to different service users in a diversity context
• develop skills in anti-oppressive practice and human rights-based approach in relation to oppressed individuals, groups and communities
• understand concepts in relation to sexual orientation, gender diversity and gender sensitivity in social work
• understand interfaith dialogue, diversity in religions and spirituality in social work
• familiarise themselves with multicultural competences and intercultural communication in different work settings
Content
Contents:
• Self-reflection in a diversity context
• Anti-oppressive practice and human rights-based approach
• Sexual orientation, gender diversity, gender sensitivity
• Interfaith dialogue, diversity in religions and spirituality in social work
• Multicultural competences and intercultural communication in different work settings
Location and time
As in schedule: https://lukujarjestykset.diak.fi/
Materials
Available in Diakle.
Teaching methods
Study module follows blended learning including orientation, lectures, independent learning, written assignment, supervision and final workshop.
Attendance to the orientation is compulsory in order to start the course. Attendance to the final workshop is compulsory, whereas supervision and lectures are voluntary.
Learning assignment is a novel analysis, where the student chooses a novel from a preassigned list for the analysis.
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 teacher and/or study guidance counselor two weeks before the beginning of the study module the latest.
In this study module, the alternative way of completing the course contains an extensive written assignment or participation in a pre-agreed work-life related project or similar.
Student workload
1 ECTS is equivalent to 27 hours of study.
Further information
The study module requires skills to use Diak´s online learning area.
Diak guidelines are followed in AHOT / RPL process.
No previous studies are required.