CHI01VS25DIAK Health promotion in chronic illness with children, adolescents and families (5cr)
Code: CHI0105A20S-3005
General information
- Enrollment
- 03.03.2025 - 30.03.2025
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 18.08.2025 - 12.10.2025
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Terveys- ja kirkonala
- Campus
- Diak joint implementation
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 100
- Degree programmes
- BA in Health Care
- Teachers
- Hanna Dombret
- Sini Hiltunen
- Groups
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- Course
- CHI0105A20S
Realization has 5 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 7 h 30 min.
| Time | Topic | Location |
|---|---|---|
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Fri 22.08.2025 time 09:00 - 10:30 (1 h 30 min) |
CHI01 / Orientation |
Zoom
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Mon 25.08.2025 time 12:30 - 14:00 (1 h 30 min) |
CHI01 / Lecture |
Zoom
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Tue 02.09.2025 time 09:00 - 10:30 (1 h 30 min) |
CHI01 / Lecture |
Zoom
|
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Mon 08.09.2025 time 14:00 - 15:30 (1 h 30 min) |
CHI01 / Lecture |
Zoom
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Tue 16.09.2025 time 14:00 - 15:30 (1 h 30 min) |
CHI01 / Lecture |
Zoom
|
Evaluation scale
0-5
Objective
At the end of the course the student is expected to
• Apply scientific knowledge of family nursing in the nursing care, health promotion and family support of children and adolescents with chronic conditions
• Identify common national and international challenges and societal changes in health promotion and chronic disease management with children and adolescents
• Assess the effectiveness of solution-focused and multidisciplinary family support and nursing
• Support and advice families in using services provided by NGOs, church organisations and low-threshold programmes
Content
• Scientific approaches to family support and nursing
• Key factors of social exclusion and deprivation
• Multidisciplinary networks, child protection, family support and nursing, experts by experience
• Internal and external family structures and dynamics
• Evidence-based health promotion
• Resources for supporting the growth, development and health of children and adolescents
• Service systems and NGOs
Materials
Literature/sources presented at learning platform (Diakle)
Teaching methods
online course consisting online lectures, independent studies and a written assignment ( made alone/pairs/groups)
Employer connections
The written assignment can be implemented at workplaces.
Student workload
1 ects corresponds 27 hours of study
Qualifications
Suitable for nurses, public health nurses and midwives to specialize and update their competence, or for a student in a Bachelor’s Degree Program in Health Care who has already completed the relevant basic professional studies (The care of children, youth, and families -studies) in their own degree program. A prerequisite for proceeding to the advanced studies is approx. 120 completed credits or other specific reason which has been discussed and agreed with the study guidance counsellor. For Open UAS students’ mastery of the equivalent knowledge (comparable study module of another UAS or adequate work experience as a nurse).
Further information
Applicable for social services and health care UAS students who have completed their previous studies of the topic. Suitable for professionals (nurse, public health nurse, midwife,social services BA) to updating and deepening their knowledge.
All materials and lessons are in English, the written task can be done also in Finnish.