Practical Training: Psychosocial and Activity-Based Methods in Social WorkLaajuus (15 cr)
Code: BE00DC30
Objective
Students are able to engage in professional interaction with individual clients or groups of clients. Using a client-centred approach, students learn how to assess needs for support and services. They are able to describe a goal-oriented work process and participate in the implementation of such processes, as far as possible in their placement. Students are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and action-based social work methods with individuals, client groups or communities. Students know how to evaluate the suitability of the selected work methods for the counselling process. They learn to evaluate professional ethical perspectives in social field work and in their own action. Students are able to work as responsible members of the working community. They evaluate their action and assess their professional development needs and career choices.
Content
- professional interaction relationship
- assessment of a client's and client group's social situation and needs
- planning, implementation and evaluation of a goal-oriented psychosocial and activity-based social work process/ pedagogical early childhood education
- planning individual professional goals and evaluation of one's action
- reflection of one's professional ethics
Qualifications
Major part of the first year studies, Interaction in Psychosocial Work and Introduction to Social Welfare Legislation.. In addition the students undertaking the module Early Childhood Education must have passed the study courses: Child’s Growth and Learning and Early Childhood Pedagogy.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
X
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Students
- are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and activity-based methods in the practice
- have competences to act in client-centered and situation-sensitive way and to evaluate the needs of a client or a group of clients
- have competences to councel and support a client or supervise a group of clients in a goal-oriented way
- are able to describe a goal-oriented work process with a client, to apply it in the field and to evaluate the influences from the situation of the client
- have capacities to set professional goals and evaluate their individual actions from the point of professional ethics
- know how to act as a responsible member of work community.
Enrollment
22.04.2024 - 28.04.2024
Timing
02.12.2024 - 24.08.2025
Credits
15 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
- Mirva Siltakorpi
- Pirita Hakoneva
- Elina Kangasluoma
Student groups
-
MSOS24KBachelor of Social Services, Multimodal implementation
Objective
Students are able to engage in professional interaction with individual clients or groups of clients. Using a client-centred approach, students learn how to assess needs for support and services. They are able to describe a goal-oriented work process and participate in the implementation of such processes, as far as possible in their placement. Students are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and action-based social work methods with individuals, client groups or communities. Students know how to evaluate the suitability of the selected work methods for the counselling process. They learn to evaluate professional ethical perspectives in social field work and in their own action. Students are able to work as responsible members of the working community. They evaluate their action and assess their professional development needs and career choices.
Content
- professional interaction relationship
- assessment of a client's and client group's social situation and needs
- planning, implementation and evaluation of a goal-oriented psychosocial and activity-based social work process/ pedagogical early childhood education
- planning individual professional goals and evaluation of one's action
- reflection of one's professional ethics
Materials
Orientation, practical training,learning assignments, feedback sessions
Teaching methods
Orientation, practical training,learning assignments, feedback session.Separate HOPS plan.
Employer connections
The course consists of practical training
Student workload
405 hours, 10 weeks practice and in addition learning assignments.
Content scheduling
The time of the internship is always agreed separately with the supervising teacher, taking into account the summer free periods. Training feedback is also agreed separately. Internship in the summer always requires a separate personal study plan.
Training orientations are in weeks 50 and 11.
Further information
The student, who has intention to work in early childhood education, has to implement one pedagogical practice during the studies. Pedagogical practice means practicing work within early childhood education.
Orientations related to training are simultaneously training with implementation 3008..
Evaluation scale
Passed/failed
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
X
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Students
- are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and activity-based methods in the practice
- have competences to act in client-centered and situation-sensitive way and to evaluate the needs of a client or a group of clients
- have competences to councel and support a client or supervise a group of clients in a goal-oriented way
- are able to describe a goal-oriented work process with a client, to apply it in the field and to evaluate the influences from the situation of the client
- have capacities to set professional goals and evaluate their individual actions from the point of professional ethics
- know how to act as a responsible member of work community.
Assessment methods and criteria
Completed training with assignments.
Qualifications
Major part of the first year studies, Interaction in Psychosocial Work and Introduction to Social Welfare Legislation.. In addition the students undertaking the module Early Childhood Education must have passed the study courses: Child’s Growth and Learning and Early Childhood Pedagogy.
Enrollment
22.04.2024 - 28.04.2024
Timing
01.11.2024 - 31.07.2025
Credits
15 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
- Asta Pohjola
- Virpi Nikkola
- Arja Haapaharju
Student groups
-
SOS23CBachelor of Social Services, Full-time studies
-
SOS23BBachelor of Social Services, Full-time studies
Objective
Students are able to engage in professional interaction with individual clients or groups of clients. Using a client-centred approach, students learn how to assess needs for support and services. They are able to describe a goal-oriented work process and participate in the implementation of such processes, as far as possible in their placement. Students are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and action-based social work methods with individuals, client groups or communities. Students know how to evaluate the suitability of the selected work methods for the counselling process. They learn to evaluate professional ethical perspectives in social field work and in their own action. Students are able to work as responsible members of the working community. They evaluate their action and assess their professional development needs and career choices.
Content
- professional interaction relationship
- assessment of a client's and client group's social situation and needs
- planning, implementation and evaluation of a goal-oriented psychosocial and activity-based social work process/ pedagogical early childhood education
- planning individual professional goals and evaluation of one's action
- reflection of one's professional ethics
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
X
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Students
- are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and activity-based methods in the practice
- have competences to act in client-centered and situation-sensitive way and to evaluate the needs of a client or a group of clients
- have competences to councel and support a client or supervise a group of clients in a goal-oriented way
- are able to describe a goal-oriented work process with a client, to apply it in the field and to evaluate the influences from the situation of the client
- have capacities to set professional goals and evaluate their individual actions from the point of professional ethics
- know how to act as a responsible member of work community.
Qualifications
Major part of the first year studies, Interaction in Psychosocial Work and Introduction to Social Welfare Legislation.. In addition the students undertaking the module Early Childhood Education must have passed the study courses: Child’s Growth and Learning and Early Childhood Pedagogy.
Enrollment
22.04.2024 - 28.04.2024
Timing
01.11.2024 - 31.05.2025
Credits
15 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
1 - 45
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
- Mirva Siltakorpi
- Pirita Hakoneva
- Elina Kangasluoma
Student groups
-
MSOS24KBachelor of Social Services, Multimodal implementation
Objective
Students are able to engage in professional interaction with individual clients or groups of clients. Using a client-centred approach, students learn how to assess needs for support and services. They are able to describe a goal-oriented work process and participate in the implementation of such processes, as far as possible in their placement. Students are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and action-based social work methods with individuals, client groups or communities. Students know how to evaluate the suitability of the selected work methods for the counselling process. They learn to evaluate professional ethical perspectives in social field work and in their own action. Students are able to work as responsible members of the working community. They evaluate their action and assess their professional development needs and career choices.
Content
- professional interaction relationship
- assessment of a client's and client group's social situation and needs
- planning, implementation and evaluation of a goal-oriented psychosocial and activity-based social work process/ pedagogical early childhood education
- planning individual professional goals and evaluation of one's action
- reflection of one's professional ethics
Materials
Orientation, practical training,learning assignments, feedback sessions
Teaching methods
Orientation, practical training,learning assignments, feedback sessions
Employer connections
The course consists of practical training
Student workload
405 hours, 10 weeks practice and in addition learning assignments.
Content scheduling
The training period takes place in weeks 12-21. Training feedback is on Teams on Friday of week 21, a more precise time will be agreed separately. Training orientations are in weeks 50 and 11.
Further information
The student, who has intention to work in early childhood education, has to implement one pedagogical practice during the studies. Pedagogical practice means practicing work within early childhood education.
Evaluation scale
Passed/failed
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
X
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Students
- are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and activity-based methods in the practice
- have competences to act in client-centered and situation-sensitive way and to evaluate the needs of a client or a group of clients
- have competences to councel and support a client or supervise a group of clients in a goal-oriented way
- are able to describe a goal-oriented work process with a client, to apply it in the field and to evaluate the influences from the situation of the client
- have capacities to set professional goals and evaluate their individual actions from the point of professional ethics
- know how to act as a responsible member of work community.
Assessment methods and criteria
Completed training with assignments.
Qualifications
Major part of the first year studies, Interaction in Psychosocial Work and Introduction to Social Welfare Legislation.. In addition the students undertaking the module Early Childhood Education must have passed the study courses: Child’s Growth and Learning and Early Childhood Pedagogy.
Enrollment
22.04.2024 - 28.04.2024
Timing
01.10.2024 - 31.07.2025
Credits
15 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
12 - 40
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
- Leena Koivumäki
- Asta Pohjola
- Virpi Nikkola
- Elina Kangasluoma
Student groups
-
SOS23CBachelor of Social Services, Full-time studies
-
SOS23BBachelor of Social Services, Full-time studies
Objective
Students are able to engage in professional interaction with individual clients or groups of clients. Using a client-centred approach, students learn how to assess needs for support and services. They are able to describe a goal-oriented work process and participate in the implementation of such processes, as far as possible in their placement. Students are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and action-based social work methods with individuals, client groups or communities. Students know how to evaluate the suitability of the selected work methods for the counselling process. They learn to evaluate professional ethical perspectives in social field work and in their own action. Students are able to work as responsible members of the working community. They evaluate their action and assess their professional development needs and career choices.
Content
- professional interaction relationship
- assessment of a client's and client group's social situation and needs
- planning, implementation and evaluation of a goal-oriented psychosocial and activity-based social work process/ pedagogical early childhood education
- planning individual professional goals and evaluation of one's action
- reflection of one's professional ethics
Materials
Orientation, practical training,learning assignments, feedback sessions
Teaching methods
Orientation, practical training,learning assignments, feedback sessions
Employer connections
The course consists of practical training
Student workload
405 hours, 10 weeks practice and in addition learning assignments.
realization.localizedApproveRejectDescription
Approved:
Students
- are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and activity-based methods in the practice
- have competences to act in client-centered and situation-sensitive way and to evaluate the needs of a client or a group of clients
- have competences to councel and support a client or supervise a group of clients in a goal-oriented way
- are able to describe a goal-oriented work process with a client, to apply it in the field and to evaluate the influences from the situation of the client
- have capacities to set professional goals and evaluate their individual actions from the point of professional ethics
- know how to act as a responsible member of work community.
Content scheduling
The training period takes place in weeks 2-11. Training feedback 12/2025.
Further information
The student, who has intention to work in early childhood education, has to implement one pedagogical practice during the studies. Pedagogical practice means practicing work within early childhood education.
Evaluation scale
Passed/failed
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
X
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Students
- are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and activity-based methods in the practice
- have competences to act in client-centered and situation-sensitive way and to evaluate the needs of a client or a group of clients
- have competences to councel and support a client or supervise a group of clients in a goal-oriented way
- are able to describe a goal-oriented work process with a client, to apply it in the field and to evaluate the influences from the situation of the client
- have capacities to set professional goals and evaluate their individual actions from the point of professional ethics
- know how to act as a responsible member of work community.
Qualifications
Major part of the first year studies, Interaction in Psychosocial Work and Introduction to Social Welfare Legislation.. In addition the students undertaking the module Early Childhood Education must have passed the study courses: Child’s Growth and Learning and Early Childhood Pedagogy.
Enrollment
22.04.2024 - 28.04.2024
Timing
01.04.2024 - 30.11.2024
Credits
15 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
- Mirva Siltakorpi
- Pirita Hakoneva
- Elina Kangasluoma
Student groups
-
SOS23A
Objective
Students are able to engage in professional interaction with individual clients or groups of clients. Using a client-centred approach, students learn how to assess needs for support and services. They are able to describe a goal-oriented work process and participate in the implementation of such processes, as far as possible in their placement. Students are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and action-based social work methods with individuals, client groups or communities. Students know how to evaluate the suitability of the selected work methods for the counselling process. They learn to evaluate professional ethical perspectives in social field work and in their own action. Students are able to work as responsible members of the working community. They evaluate their action and assess their professional development needs and career choices.
Content
- professional interaction relationship
- assessment of a client's and client group's social situation and needs
- planning, implementation and evaluation of a goal-oriented psychosocial and activity-based social work process/ pedagogical early childhood education
- planning individual professional goals and evaluation of one's action
- reflection of one's professional ethics
Materials
The same material as for the preceding theoretical courses and material used in practical field placements.
Teaching methods
Orientation, practical training,learning assignments, feedback sessions
Employer connections
The course consists of practical training
Student workload
398 hours, 10 weeks practice and in addition learning assignments
Further information
The student, who has intention to work in early childhood education, has to implement one pedagogical practice during the studies. Pedagogical practice means practicing work within early childhood education.
Evaluation scale
Passed/failed
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
X
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Students
- are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and activity-based methods in the practice
- have competences to act in client-centered and situation-sensitive way and to evaluate the needs of a client or a group of clients
- have competences to councel and support a client or supervise a group of clients in a goal-oriented way
- are able to describe a goal-oriented work process with a client, to apply it in the field and to evaluate the influences from the situation of the client
- have capacities to set professional goals and evaluate their individual actions from the point of professional ethics
- know how to act as a responsible member of work community.
Assessment methods and criteria
Practical training period (pass), learning assignments, feedback discussions
Qualifications
Major part of the first year studies, Interaction in Psychosocial Work and Introduction to Social Welfare Legislation.. In addition the students undertaking the module Early Childhood Education must have passed the study courses: Child’s Growth and Learning and Early Childhood Pedagogy.
Enrollment
17.04.2023 - 20.04.2023
Timing
13.05.2024 - 31.07.2024
Credits
15 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
- Mirva Siltakorpi
- Pirita Hakoneva
Student groups
-
MSOS23KDegree Programme in Social Services
Objective
Students are able to engage in professional interaction with individual clients or groups of clients. Using a client-centred approach, students learn how to assess needs for support and services. They are able to describe a goal-oriented work process and participate in the implementation of such processes, as far as possible in their placement. Students are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and action-based social work methods with individuals, client groups or communities. Students know how to evaluate the suitability of the selected work methods for the counselling process. They learn to evaluate professional ethical perspectives in social field work and in their own action. Students are able to work as responsible members of the working community. They evaluate their action and assess their professional development needs and career choices.
Content
- professional interaction relationship
- assessment of a client's and client group's social situation and needs
- planning, implementation and evaluation of a goal-oriented psychosocial and activity-based social work process/ pedagogical early childhood education
- planning individual professional goals and evaluation of one's action
- reflection of one's professional ethics
Materials
Orientation, practical training,learning assignments, feedback sessions
Teaching methods
Orientation, practical training,learning assignments, feedback sessions.Separate HOPS plan.
Employer connections
The course consists of practical training
Student workload
405 hours, 10 weeks practice and in addition learning assignments.
Content scheduling
The time of the internship is always agreed separately with the supervising teacher, taking into account the summer free periods. Training feedback is also agreed separately. Internship in the summer always requires a separate personal study plan.
Further information
The student, who has intention to work in early childhood education, has to implement one pedagogical practice during the studies. Pedagogical practice means practicing work within early childhood education.
Orientations related to training are simultaneously training with implementation 3001.
Evaluation scale
Passed/failed
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
X
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Students
- are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and activity-based methods in the practice
- have competences to act in client-centered and situation-sensitive way and to evaluate the needs of a client or a group of clients
- have competences to councel and support a client or supervise a group of clients in a goal-oriented way
- are able to describe a goal-oriented work process with a client, to apply it in the field and to evaluate the influences from the situation of the client
- have capacities to set professional goals and evaluate their individual actions from the point of professional ethics
- know how to act as a responsible member of work community.
Assessment methods and criteria
Completed training with assignments.
Qualifications
Major part of the first year studies, Interaction in Psychosocial Work and Introduction to Social Welfare Legislation.. In addition the students undertaking the module Early Childhood Education must have passed the study courses: Child’s Growth and Learning and Early Childhood Pedagogy.
Enrollment
17.04.2023 - 20.04.2023
Timing
08.01.2024 - 17.05.2024
Credits
15 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
- Mirva Siltakorpi
- Pirita Hakoneva
Student groups
-
MSOS23KDegree Programme in Social Services
Objective
Students are able to engage in professional interaction with individual clients or groups of clients. Using a client-centred approach, students learn how to assess needs for support and services. They are able to describe a goal-oriented work process and participate in the implementation of such processes, as far as possible in their placement. Students are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and action-based social work methods with individuals, client groups or communities. Students know how to evaluate the suitability of the selected work methods for the counselling process. They learn to evaluate professional ethical perspectives in social field work and in their own action. Students are able to work as responsible members of the working community. They evaluate their action and assess their professional development needs and career choices.
Content
- professional interaction relationship
- assessment of a client's and client group's social situation and needs
- planning, implementation and evaluation of a goal-oriented psychosocial and activity-based social work process/ pedagogical early childhood education
- planning individual professional goals and evaluation of one's action
- reflection of one's professional ethics
Materials
Orientation, practical training,learning assignments, feedback sessions
Teaching methods
Orientation, practical training,learning assignments, feedback sessions
Employer connections
The course consists of practical training
Student workload
405 hours, 10 weeks practice and in addition learning assignments.
Content scheduling
The training period takes place in weeks 10-19. Training feedback is on Teams on Friday of week 19, a more precise time will be agreed separately.
Further information
The student, who has intention to work in early childhood education, has to implement one pedagogical practice during the studies. Pedagogical practice means practicing work within early childhood education.
Evaluation scale
Passed/failed
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
X
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Students
- are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and activity-based methods in the practice
- have competences to act in client-centered and situation-sensitive way and to evaluate the needs of a client or a group of clients
- have competences to councel and support a client or supervise a group of clients in a goal-oriented way
- are able to describe a goal-oriented work process with a client, to apply it in the field and to evaluate the influences from the situation of the client
- have capacities to set professional goals and evaluate their individual actions from the point of professional ethics
- know how to act as a responsible member of work community.
Assessment methods and criteria
Completed training with assignments.
Qualifications
Major part of the first year studies, Interaction in Psychosocial Work and Introduction to Social Welfare Legislation.. In addition the students undertaking the module Early Childhood Education must have passed the study courses: Child’s Growth and Learning and Early Childhood Pedagogy.
Enrollment
17.04.2023 - 20.04.2023
Timing
20.11.2023 - 24.05.2024
Credits
15 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
- Asta Pohjola
- Pirita Hakoneva
- Elina Kangasluoma
Student groups
-
SOS22C
-
SOS22B
Objective
Students are able to engage in professional interaction with individual clients or groups of clients. Using a client-centred approach, students learn how to assess needs for support and services. They are able to describe a goal-oriented work process and participate in the implementation of such processes, as far as possible in their placement. Students are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and action-based social work methods with individuals, client groups or communities. Students know how to evaluate the suitability of the selected work methods for the counselling process. They learn to evaluate professional ethical perspectives in social field work and in their own action. Students are able to work as responsible members of the working community. They evaluate their action and assess their professional development needs and career choices.
Content
- professional interaction relationship
- assessment of a client's and client group's social situation and needs
- planning, implementation and evaluation of a goal-oriented psychosocial and activity-based social work process/ pedagogical early childhood education
- planning individual professional goals and evaluation of one's action
- reflection of one's professional ethics
Materials
Orientation, practical training,learning assignments, feedback sessions
Teaching methods
Orientation, practical training,learning assignments, feedback sessions
Employer connections
The course consists of practical training
Student workload
405 hours, 10 weeks practice and in addition learning assignments.
Content scheduling
The training period takes place in weeks 11-20. Training feedback 21/2024.
Further information
The student, who has intention to work in early childhood education, has to implement one pedagogical practice during the studies. Pedagogical practice means practicing work within early childhood education.
Evaluation scale
Passed/failed
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
X
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Students
- are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and activity-based methods in the practice
- have competences to act in client-centered and situation-sensitive way and to evaluate the needs of a client or a group of clients
- have competences to councel and support a client or supervise a group of clients in a goal-oriented way
- are able to describe a goal-oriented work process with a client, to apply it in the field and to evaluate the influences from the situation of the client
- have capacities to set professional goals and evaluate their individual actions from the point of professional ethics
- know how to act as a responsible member of work community.
Qualifications
Major part of the first year studies, Interaction in Psychosocial Work and Introduction to Social Welfare Legislation.. In addition the students undertaking the module Early Childhood Education must have passed the study courses: Child’s Growth and Learning and Early Childhood Pedagogy.
Enrollment
17.04.2023 - 20.04.2023
Timing
01.11.2023 - 22.03.2024
Credits
15 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
- Pirita Hakoneva
- Annukka Haapa-aho
- Elina Kangasluoma
Student groups
-
SOS22C
-
SOS22B
Objective
Students are able to engage in professional interaction with individual clients or groups of clients. Using a client-centred approach, students learn how to assess needs for support and services. They are able to describe a goal-oriented work process and participate in the implementation of such processes, as far as possible in their placement. Students are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and action-based social work methods with individuals, client groups or communities. Students know how to evaluate the suitability of the selected work methods for the counselling process. They learn to evaluate professional ethical perspectives in social field work and in their own action. Students are able to work as responsible members of the working community. They evaluate their action and assess their professional development needs and career choices.
Content
- professional interaction relationship
- assessment of a client's and client group's social situation and needs
- planning, implementation and evaluation of a goal-oriented psychosocial and activity-based social work process/ pedagogical early childhood education
- planning individual professional goals and evaluation of one's action
- reflection of one's professional ethics
Materials
Orientation, practical training,learning assignments, feedback sessions
Teaching methods
Orientation, practical training,learning assignments, feedback sessions
Employer connections
The course consists of practical training
Student workload
405 hours, 10 weeks practice and in addition learning assignments.
Content scheduling
The training period takes place in weeks 2-11. Training feedback 12/2024.
Further information
The student, who has intention to work in early childhood education, has to implement one pedagogical practice during the studies. Pedagogical practice means practicing work within early childhood education.
Evaluation scale
Passed/failed
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
X
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Students
- are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and activity-based methods in the practice
- have competences to act in client-centered and situation-sensitive way and to evaluate the needs of a client or a group of clients
- have competences to councel and support a client or supervise a group of clients in a goal-oriented way
- are able to describe a goal-oriented work process with a client, to apply it in the field and to evaluate the influences from the situation of the client
- have capacities to set professional goals and evaluate their individual actions from the point of professional ethics
- know how to act as a responsible member of work community.
Qualifications
Major part of the first year studies, Interaction in Psychosocial Work and Introduction to Social Welfare Legislation.. In addition the students undertaking the module Early Childhood Education must have passed the study courses: Child’s Growth and Learning and Early Childhood Pedagogy.
Enrollment
17.04.2023 - 21.04.2023
Timing
01.05.2023 - 31.12.2023
Credits
15 op
Virtual proportion (cr)
1 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
12 - 38
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
- Pirita Hakoneva
- Virpi Nikkola
- Taja Kiiskilä
Student groups
-
MSOS22SV
Objective
Students are able to engage in professional interaction with individual clients or groups of clients. Using a client-centred approach, students learn how to assess needs for support and services. They are able to describe a goal-oriented work process and participate in the implementation of such processes, as far as possible in their placement. Students are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and action-based social work methods with individuals, client groups or communities. Students know how to evaluate the suitability of the selected work methods for the counselling process. They learn to evaluate professional ethical perspectives in social field work and in their own action. Students are able to work as responsible members of the working community. They evaluate their action and assess their professional development needs and career choices.
Content
- professional interaction relationship
- assessment of a client's and client group's social situation and needs
- planning, implementation and evaluation of a goal-oriented psychosocial and activity-based social work process/ pedagogical early childhood education
- planning individual professional goals and evaluation of one's action
- reflection of one's professional ethics
Materials
The same material as for the preceding theoretical courses
Teaching methods
Orientation, goalsetting, practical training, learning assignment, feedback sessions
Employer connections
The course consists of practical training.
Student workload
10 weeks practice and in addition learning assignments.
Further information
The student, who has intention to work in early childhood education, has to implement one pedagogical practice during the studies. Pedagogical practice means practicing work within early childhood education.
Evaluation scale
Passed/failed
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
X
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Students
- are able to apply psychosocial, pedagogical and activity-based methods in the practice
- have competences to act in client-centered and situation-sensitive way and to evaluate the needs of a client or a group of clients
- have competences to councel and support a client or supervise a group of clients in a goal-oriented way
- are able to describe a goal-oriented work process with a client, to apply it in the field and to evaluate the influences from the situation of the client
- have capacities to set professional goals and evaluate their individual actions from the point of professional ethics
- know how to act as a responsible member of work community.
Assessment methods and criteria
Practical training period (pass), learning assignments, feedback discussions
Qualifications
Major part of the first year studies, Interaction in Psychosocial Work and Introduction to Social Welfare Legislation.. In addition the students undertaking the module Early Childhood Education must have passed the study courses: Child’s Growth and Learning and Early Childhood Pedagogy.