Study Guide

Objective

Students
• know how to use various customer and partner-based development methods in customer work and service systems in a systematic way through documentation
• know how to analyse social and socioethical sets of problems
• know how to apply the values and ethical principles of social work in the development of working life
• know how to professionally use the central legislation governing social work
• 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 emancipatory task to realise 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 16 ects
(In adult social work, child welfare and family work, early childhood education, mental health and substance abuse work, gerontological social work, multicultural social work, international/third-world country work, multicultural work)

Work placement can be divided between two terms.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty