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PRA21HK25HKI Practice with Diverse Service User Groups (16 cr)

Code: PRA2116B20S-3005

General information


Enrollment

23.09.2024 - 13.10.2024

Timing

10.02.2025 - 25.05.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

16 op

Virtual portion

6.5 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Unit

Sosionomitutkinnot

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

0 - 70

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor of Social Services

Teachers

  • Margarita Sakilayan-Latvala
  • Katja Päällysaho
  • Hanna Lamberg

Groups

  • HKI-S23dss

Objective

The students will be able to:
• support, guide and empower service users
• apply participatory, social and community work methods with different service users in the placement context
• understand the importance of documentation in client work
• apply relevant legislation in work with service users
• uphold the ethical principles of the social services sector
• understand the value of working in a multi-professional team and the importance of professional networking

Content

Contents:
• Participatory, social and community work methods with diverse service users
• Documentation in client work
• Legislation and ethical principles of the social service sector
• Confidentiality, accessibility, data protection and information security
• Working in a multi-professional team and networking

Evaluation scale

0-5