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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
  • MSOS24K
    Bachelor 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
  • SOS23C
    Bachelor of Social Services, Full-time studies
  • SOS23B
    Bachelor 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
  • MSOS24K
    Bachelor 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
  • SOS23C
    Bachelor of Social Services, Full-time studies
  • SOS23B
    Bachelor 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
  • MSOS23K
    Degree 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
  • MSOS23K
    Degree 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.