KHYNS26DIAK Sustainable wellbeing (2cr)

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Objective

Students
• understand the importance of sustainable wellbeing from the perspectives of social justice, economic and ecological sustainability and the promotion of cultural wellbeing
• understand the key concepts of eco-social work
• can identify and assess resources and risk factors related to the health, living conditions and life circumstances of their customers and the community and offer guidance on the use of available services
• can support and promote the health, functional capacity and inclusion of customers/patients in need of special support using different methods
• can evaluate how their own life history and experiences affect their professional development
• can select and apply their communication methods according to customer needs

Content

• sustainable wellbeing
• eco-social work
• prevention of exclusion
• inclusion, resources and partnership
• diversity, equality and equity
• health and social care, diaconal work and the third sector promoting inclusion and preventing exclusion
• methods for health promotion and supporting functional capacity and inclusion
• topical legislation and programmes
• application of multisectoral research data
• plain speech, plain language, augmentative and alternative communication methods

Location and time

Independent, self-paced study.

Materials

Kestilä, L., & Karvonen, S. (2025). Ratkaisuja kestävän yhteiskunnan rakentamiseen: Väestön terveys-ja hyvinvointikatsaus 2025. Luettavissa: https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-408-444-4

Kainulainen ym. 2023. What happiness in the Finnish backyard looks like. Teoksessa In the Backyard of Finnish Happiness s.199-208 Luettavissa: https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-493-426-8

Teaching methods

he study materials include videos, research articles, and other introductory materials related to the topic. Each student completes an assignment related to each section:


Introduction to Sustainable Wellbeing
Assignment: Define and explain the key concepts.


Global Health Challenges
Assignment: Create a concept map of the main challenges.


Wellbeing of People in Finland
Assignment: Individual reflective assignment.


Networks and Working Methods
Assignment: Preferably as a group, explore a third-sector service provider and create a video presentation for the other groups.


Joint Discussion on Promoting Sustainable Wellbeing
Assignment: A 500‑word reflection on the health and wellbeing of people in Finland, plus two commentary responses (200 words each) on other students’ reflection texts.

Completion alternatives

The course can be completed by participating in the Global Sessions – Youth Under Pressure: Promoting Health and Wellbeing in an Age of Multiple Crises (3 ECTS). During this intensive course, students from different countries work in multidisciplinary and multicultural groups on the following themes: Mental Health, Involuntary Migration, Education, and Climate Change.
The working language of the intensive course is English. The organizer of the event changes annually.
One (1) ECTS will be included in the student’s elective studies.
If you would like more information, please contact international.office(at)diak.fi.

Student workload

Independent study. 2 ECTS = 54 hours of student work.