Family CounsellingLaajuus (4 cr)
Code: BE00CW41
Objective
Students learn to apply the psychosocial approach and methods of professional interaction when counselling families with children. Students learn to recognize needs to apply family counselling methods and are able to evaluate their suitability for various client situations. Students are able to describe settings in which it is possible to carry out family counselling. They learn to analyze methods and international models used in family counselling. The student understands the principles of a systemic approach and contributes to the implementation of a systemic and multidisciplinary approach in the context of family counseling. Students know how to plan a goal-oriented family counselling process. Student can apply different methods in family counselling. Student can develop and evaluate his professional work in family counselling.
Content
- family counselling and related concepts
- family counselling settings
- family councellor's role and professional interaction in family counselling
- the process of family counselling, documentation
- systemic model, multidisciplinary
- main methods of family counselling
- evaluation and development of one's action
Qualifications
most part of the module Knowledge Base in Social Work
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Students
- are able to name differences between social welfare act based and child welfare law based family counselling
- are able to name different stages where family counselling is possible to use
- are able to recognize the basic principles of psychosocial work and the meaning of professional interaction in family counselling
- are able to name work methods and models used in family counselling
- are able to recognize the features of a systemic approach
- are able to recognize a goal-oriented family counselling process and role of family counselor
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Students
- can describe differences and meanings between social welfare act based and child welfare law based family counselling
- are able to describe different stages where family counselling is possible to use
- are able to use psychosocial work and professional interaction in family counselling
- can evaluate needs of family counselling in different situations
- can apply methods and models used in family counselling
- are able to plan goal-oriented family counselling process and recognize the features of a systemic approach
- are capable to reflect on their actions and their professional role from perspective of professional ethics
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
- are able to critically assess differences and meanings between social welfare act based and child welfare law based family counselling
- are able to critically assess needs for family counselling and analyze its content when working with families with children
-evaluate their own competence to apply psychosocial work and professional interaction in family counselling
- know how to plan and develop a goal-oriented family counselling process, also taking into account the multidisciplinary and systemic approach
- are capable to analyze work methods and international models used in family counselling and to evaluate their action and their professional role from the perspective of professional ethics
Further information
Students choose between this course and the following courses:
- Coaching for Studies and Work
- Social Rehabilitation
- Social Counselling in Residential Care Units
- Social Counselling in Community Care
- Social Work in Multiprofessional Settings
Enrollment
02.05.2022 - 05.05.2022
Timing
09.01.2023 - 03.03.2023
Credits
4 op
Virtual proportion (cr)
1 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
12 - 25
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
- Pia-Christine Sainio
Student groups
-
SOS22A
-
MSOS22K
Objective
Students learn to apply the psychosocial approach and methods of professional interaction when counselling families with children. Students learn to recognize needs to apply family counselling methods and are able to evaluate their suitability for various client situations. Students are able to describe settings in which it is possible to carry out family counselling. They learn to analyze methods and international models used in family counselling. The student understands the principles of a systemic approach and contributes to the implementation of a systemic and multidisciplinary approach in the context of family counseling. Students know how to plan a goal-oriented family counselling process. Student can apply different methods in family counselling. Student can develop and evaluate his professional work in family counselling.
Content
- family counselling and related concepts
- family counselling settings
- family councellor's role and professional interaction in family counselling
- the process of family counselling, documentation
- systemic model, multidisciplinary
- main methods of family counselling
- evaluation and development of one's action
Teaching methods
Contact teaching (lectures), orientation exam, independent work on the Moodle learning platform, group exam, workshop work, small group work, study visit (if it is possible), visitor, assignment at the end of the course.
Employer connections
Does not include practical training.
Study visit and visitor
Exam schedules
Schedule will be presented on first lesson.
Student workload
106 hours
Further information
the course is optional with the following courses:
- Coaching for studies and work
- Social Rehabilitation
- Social Counselling in Residential Care Units
- Social Counselling for Home-Living Clients
- Social Work in Multiprofessional Settings
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Students
- are able to name differences between social welfare act based and child welfare law based family counselling
- are able to name different stages where family counselling is possible to use
- are able to recognize the basic principles of psychosocial work and the meaning of professional interaction in family counselling
- are able to name work methods and models used in family counselling
- are able to recognize the features of a systemic approach
- are able to recognize a goal-oriented family counselling process and role of family counselor
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Students
- can describe differences and meanings between social welfare act based and child welfare law based family counselling
- are able to describe different stages where family counselling is possible to use
- are able to use psychosocial work and professional interaction in family counselling
- can evaluate needs of family counselling in different situations
- can apply methods and models used in family counselling
- are able to plan goal-oriented family counselling process and recognize the features of a systemic approach
- are capable to reflect on their actions and their professional role from perspective of professional ethics
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
- are able to critically assess differences and meanings between social welfare act based and child welfare law based family counselling
- are able to critically assess needs for family counselling and analyze its content when working with families with children
-evaluate their own competence to apply psychosocial work and professional interaction in family counselling
- know how to plan and develop a goal-oriented family counselling process, also taking into account the multidisciplinary and systemic approach
- are capable to analyze work methods and international models used in family counselling and to evaluate their action and their professional role from the perspective of professional ethics
Assessment methods and criteria
Evaluation is based on activity, participation, exam and groupexam.
Qualifications
most part of the module Knowledge Base in Social Work
Further information
Students choose between this course and the following courses:
- Coaching for Studies and Work
- Social Rehabilitation
- Social Counselling in Residential Care Units
- Social Counselling in Community Care
- Social Work in Multiprofessional Settings
Enrollment
02.05.2022 - 05.05.2022
Timing
24.10.2022 - 16.12.2022
Credits
4 op
Virtual proportion (cr)
1 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
12 - 27
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
- Pia-Christine Sainio
Student groups
-
SOS21B
-
SOS21C
Objective
Students learn to apply the psychosocial approach and methods of professional interaction when counselling families with children. Students learn to recognize needs to apply family counselling methods and are able to evaluate their suitability for various client situations. Students are able to describe settings in which it is possible to carry out family counselling. They learn to analyze methods and international models used in family counselling. The student understands the principles of a systemic approach and contributes to the implementation of a systemic and multidisciplinary approach in the context of family counseling. Students know how to plan a goal-oriented family counselling process. Student can apply different methods in family counselling. Student can develop and evaluate his professional work in family counselling.
Content
- family counselling and related concepts
- family counselling settings
- family councellor's role and professional interaction in family counselling
- the process of family counselling, documentation
- systemic model, multidisciplinary
- main methods of family counselling
- evaluation and development of one's action
Teaching methods
Contact teaching (lectures), orientation exam, independent work on the Moodle learning platform, group exam, workshop work, small group work, study visit (if it is possible), visitor, assignment at the end of the course.
Employer connections
Does not include practical training.
Study visit and visitor
Exam schedules
Schedule will be presented on first lesson.
Student workload
106 hours
Further information
the course is optional with the following courses:
- Coaching for studies and work
- Social Rehabilitation
- Social Counselling in Residential Care Units
- Social Counselling for Home-Living Clients
- Social Work in Multiprofessional Settings
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Students
- are able to name differences between social welfare act based and child welfare law based family counselling
- are able to name different stages where family counselling is possible to use
- are able to recognize the basic principles of psychosocial work and the meaning of professional interaction in family counselling
- are able to name work methods and models used in family counselling
- are able to recognize the features of a systemic approach
- are able to recognize a goal-oriented family counselling process and role of family counselor
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Students
- can describe differences and meanings between social welfare act based and child welfare law based family counselling
- are able to describe different stages where family counselling is possible to use
- are able to use psychosocial work and professional interaction in family counselling
- can evaluate needs of family counselling in different situations
- can apply methods and models used in family counselling
- are able to plan goal-oriented family counselling process and recognize the features of a systemic approach
- are capable to reflect on their actions and their professional role from perspective of professional ethics
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
- are able to critically assess differences and meanings between social welfare act based and child welfare law based family counselling
- are able to critically assess needs for family counselling and analyze its content when working with families with children
-evaluate their own competence to apply psychosocial work and professional interaction in family counselling
- know how to plan and develop a goal-oriented family counselling process, also taking into account the multidisciplinary and systemic approach
- are capable to analyze work methods and international models used in family counselling and to evaluate their action and their professional role from the perspective of professional ethics
Assessment methods and criteria
Evaluation is based on activity, participation, exam and groupexam.
Qualifications
most part of the module Knowledge Base in Social Work
Further information
Students choose between this course and the following courses:
- Coaching for Studies and Work
- Social Rehabilitation
- Social Counselling in Residential Care Units
- Social Counselling in Community Care
- Social Work in Multiprofessional Settings
Enrollment
14.03.2022 - 11.04.2022
Timing
02.05.2022 - 08.06.2022
Credits
4 op
Virtual proportion (cr)
4 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
8 - 23
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
- Asta Pohjola
Student groups
-
AVOINAMKOpen UAS
-
VVO
Objective
Students learn to apply the psychosocial approach and methods of professional interaction when counselling families with children. Students learn to recognize needs to apply family counselling methods and are able to evaluate their suitability for various client situations. Students are able to describe settings in which it is possible to carry out family counselling. They learn to analyze methods and international models used in family counselling. The student understands the principles of a systemic approach and contributes to the implementation of a systemic and multidisciplinary approach in the context of family counseling. Students know how to plan a goal-oriented family counselling process. Student can apply different methods in family counselling. Student can develop and evaluate his professional work in family counselling.
Content
- family counselling and related concepts
- family counselling settings
- family councellor's role and professional interaction in family counselling
- the process of family counselling, documentation
- systemic model, multidisciplinary
- main methods of family counselling
- evaluation and development of one's action
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Students
- are able to name differences between social welfare act based and child welfare law based family counselling
- are able to name different stages where family counselling is possible to use
- are able to recognize the basic principles of psychosocial work and the meaning of professional interaction in family counselling
- are able to name work methods and models used in family counselling
- are able to recognize the features of a systemic approach
- are able to recognize a goal-oriented family counselling process and role of family counselor
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Students
- can describe differences and meanings between social welfare act based and child welfare law based family counselling
- are able to describe different stages where family counselling is possible to use
- are able to use psychosocial work and professional interaction in family counselling
- can evaluate needs of family counselling in different situations
- can apply methods and models used in family counselling
- are able to plan goal-oriented family counselling process and recognize the features of a systemic approach
- are capable to reflect on their actions and their professional role from perspective of professional ethics
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
- are able to critically assess differences and meanings between social welfare act based and child welfare law based family counselling
- are able to critically assess needs for family counselling and analyze its content when working with families with children
-evaluate their own competence to apply psychosocial work and professional interaction in family counselling
- know how to plan and develop a goal-oriented family counselling process, also taking into account the multidisciplinary and systemic approach
- are capable to analyze work methods and international models used in family counselling and to evaluate their action and their professional role from the perspective of professional ethics
Qualifications
most part of the module Knowledge Base in Social Work
Further information
Students choose between this course and the following courses:
- Coaching for Studies and Work
- Social Rehabilitation
- Social Counselling in Residential Care Units
- Social Counselling in Community Care
- Social Work in Multiprofessional Settings