Citizens, Clients and Socially ExcludedLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: BH00BS31
Objective
Students can explain and evaluate how citizens’ life situations and the social policy system are connected and how they can produce welfare or social exclusion. Students are able to critically reflect on the client’s position in social services and evaluate meanings attached to naming clients.
Content
Life stages and life situations of individuals and what kinds of role social policies have in them. The control side of social policies and what kinds of responsibilities and requirements are given to clients who are named in different ways.
Qualifications
No previous studies required.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Students can describe connections between citizens and social policy systems and the client’s position in social services
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Students can describe connections between citizens and social policy systems and evaluate how different names attached to clients affect their clientship and the provision of services.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Students can analytically and critically describe connections between citizens and social policy systems and analytically evaluate how different names attached to clients affect their clientship and the provision of services.
Enrollment
16.04.2022 - 07.09.2022
Timing
15.12.2022 - 13.01.2023
Credits
5 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Master's Degree in Social Services and Health Care, Social Work
Teachers
- Katja Valkama
- Tiina Hautamäki
Student groups
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YSOS22
Objective
Students can explain and evaluate how citizens’ life situations and the social policy system are connected and how they can produce welfare or social exclusion. Students are able to critically reflect on the client’s position in social services and evaluate meanings attached to naming clients.
Content
Life stages and life situations of individuals and what kinds of role social policies have in them. The control side of social policies and what kinds of responsibilities and requirements are given to clients who are named in different ways.
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Students can describe connections between citizens and social policy systems and the client’s position in social services
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Students can describe connections between citizens and social policy systems and evaluate how different names attached to clients affect their clientship and the provision of services.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Students can analytically and critically describe connections between citizens and social policy systems and analytically evaluate how different names attached to clients affect their clientship and the provision of services.
Qualifications
No previous studies required.