Study Guide

Objective

The students will be able to:
• know how to work in a responsible manner and follow the regulations of the work life
• develop a personal understanding of professional identity
• identify the placement context in the social service system
• improve their spoken and written Finnish skills in practice
• apply their skills in professional communication
• apply the legislation on the status and rights of social welfare clients

Content

Contents:
• Work life regulations
• Professional identity and practice
• Social service system in Finland
• Practicing Finnish in a placement context
• Professional communication
• Client-oriented approach, client's right to good treatment
• Confidentiality, data protection and information security

Teaching methods

Contents:
Work life regulations
Professional identity and practice
Social services
Practicing Finnish in a placement context
Professional Communication
The 5-week placement will take place in social services, community work, youth work or in the field of early education. The duration of the placement is 7 hours/day and 35 hours/week. The placement places will be provided by teachers. If the students finds a placement place by him-/herself it should be approved by the teacher well in advance.
The main target of the placement is to practice professional communication with service users and if the student is not fluent in Finnish improve his or her Finnish skills.

Student workload

The 5-week placement will take place in social services, community work, youth work or in the field of early education. The duration of the placement is 7 hours/day and 35 hours/week. The placement places will be provided by teachers. If the students finds a placement place by him-/herself it should be approved by the teacher well in advance

Content scheduling

The module consists of introduction to placement + practical placement (6 cr) and ateending a reflective workshop (1 cr). The placement is carried out in some social service, youth work or community work organisation.

Further information

It is possible to apply for RPL if the student has another degree in the field of social and/or health care and if the studies have contained similar placements or if the student has worked in a field as a professional. It is important that the goals of the placement are met when applying for RPL.

Assessment methods and criteria

In order to pass, student needs to:
1. participate to placement orientation prior to the placement
2. submit personal placement objectives  
3. participate to reflective workshop with supervising teacher and other students
4. participate to supervision discussion with the teacher and working life supervisor via Teams/Zoom or some other way as agreed
5. participate to placement reflection in the end of the placement 

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

pass-resubmitted