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Open UAS Path Studies, Degree Programme in Elderly Care: POLKUMGERO22

Code: POLKUMGERO22

Duration:
1 years (60 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2022

Descriptions

This curriculum is for open UAS students. The curriculum includes first year studies and Basic Studies Common To All In SEAMK (Open UAS Path Studies, Degree Programme in Elderly Care). There is also some personal study planning in the open university's path studies.

In the Degree Programme in Elderly Care the focus is on ensuring that students become prepared and committed to the promotion of a good life for older people on the level of the individual, communities, organizations and also on the level of society. Their work with individual clients and groups involves prevention, support, care, rehabilitation and promotion of the old person’s participation in various settings of elderly care and services. Important areas in the degree programme are the assessment of aged clients' well-being, functional capacity and need for support and the well-planned use of various gerontological care and nursing interventions and social work methods to promote the client’s well-being and function. The degree programme also emphasises skills required in the organization of individualized services, such as the assessment of service needs; case management; organisation of service pathways and multi-professional services for elderly clients, and supporting the clients’ families. On the level of service organisations, the focus is on the supervision of the service provision, first-level management and on the development of human resources and services. On the level of society, the emphasis is on the evaluation and development of the service provision systems and on influencing decision-making and elderly policies in society.

Development

The curriculum is being continuously developed based on current development challenges, evidence-based knowledge and competence requirements expressed by the practice of gerontlogical social work and health care. National reports on competence needs and other information about competence needs produced through research and development are also used in curriculum development.

Further information

Studies will be arranged so, that students' prior studies and work experience are noticed and different alternative pedagogical approaces are offered.
Study module Empowerment and Wellbeing of Older Adults is possible to be studied in english language.

Objective

Learning Outcomes are based on the General Competences of UAS Studies and on the Spesific Competences of Bachelor Degree in Elderly Care, Geronomi (AMK) in Finnish. Learning Outcomes in detail are introduced in the Study Course describtions.

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2022-2023 Autumn
2022
Spring
2023
1. / 2022 2. / 2022 3. / 2023 4. / 2023 5. / 2023
POLKUMGERO22-1001
BASIC STUDIES COMMON TO ALL IN SEAMK

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20
POLKUMGERO22-1002
Building competence

(Choose all)

10
XX00CG82 Studying at a University of Applied Sciences 2 2 2 1 1
XX00CG83 Career Planning and Internationalisation 2
YPO3A3 Communication Skills 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
YPO4A3 ICT Skills 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
POLKUMGERO22-1003
Business and entrepreneurship competence

(Choose all)

5
XX00CL55 Basics of Entrepreneurship 3 3 3 1 1 1
XX00BE91 SeAMK Innovation Week 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
POLKUMGERO22-1004
Research and project work skills

(Choose all)

5
YPO1C2 Introduction to Research and Development 2
YPO2C3 Introduction to Project Work 3 3 3 1 1 1
POLKUMGERO22-1005
BASIC STUDIES IN SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE

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7
STPO101 As an Expert in the Social and Health Field 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
STPO201 Basics of Drug Care 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
STPG301 English 3 3 3 1 1 1
POLKUMGERO22-1006
BASIC STUDIES IN THE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ELDERLY CARE

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5
POLKUMGERO22-1007
Towards Professional Competence in Elderly Care

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5
BC00CW98 Professional Competence in Elderly Care 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
BC00BS85 Concept Analysis for Nursing and Social Work and Information Seeking 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
POLKUMGERO22-1008
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES IN THE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ELDERLY CARE

(Choose all)

29
POLKUMGERO22-1014
Gerontological Care, Nursing and Rehabilitation

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3
GERAHK100 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology 3
POLKUMGERO22-1009
Basis of Knowledge in Gerontological Work

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17
GERATP100 Introduction to Gerontology 6 6 6 3 3
GERATP200 Foundation of Gerontological Care and Social Work 3 3 3 1 1 1
BC00CG29 Age-friendly Environment and Thinking 3 3 3 1 1 1
GERATP410 Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
POLKUMGERO22-1010
Service provision systems and case management

(Choose all)

9
BC00DC38 Finnish Society and Social Policy 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
BC00DC39 Age Policy Legislation 3 3 3 1 1 1
GERAPJ200 Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems 3 3 3 1 1 1
POLKUMGERO22-1011
ALTERNATIVE STUDIES

(Choose ects: 7)

7
POLKUMGERO22-1012
Multidisciplinary working-life projects

(Choose 10)

0 - 10
BC00CL15 Basics of Supporting Daily Activities 3 3 3 1 1 1
BC00CL16 Practical Training: Supporting Daily Activities 4 4 4 1.3 1.3 1.3
POLKUMGERO22-1013
Empowerment and Wellbeing of Older Adults

(Choose 27)

0 - 27
BC00BT39 Finnish Society and Social Policy 3 3 3 1 1 1
BX00CY32 How to Recognize a Grey Panther? Working together for Meaningful Ageing 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
BC00CY27 Ethics in Eldery Care 4 4 4 1.3 1.3 1.3
BC00CG81 Rehabilitative Care of People with Memory Disorders 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
SOSEM50 Use of Pictures in Group Activities 4 4 4 1.3 1.3 1.3
BC00BT43 Practical Training: Preventive and Empowering Work with Elderly People 6 6 6 2 2 2
Total 60 88 25 63 12.5 12.5 21.1 21.1 21.1

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

General competencies (Bachelor’s Degrees)

1 Learning competence

- is able to self-evaluate and develop one’s competence and learning style orientation
- is able to retrieve and analyze information and evaluate it critically
- is capable of taking responsibility for collaborative learning and sharing knowledge in teams

Studying at a University of Applied Sciences
Communication Skills
ICT Skills
Basics of Entrepreneurship
Introduction to Project Work
English
Introduction to Gerontology
Foundation of Gerontological Care and Social Work
Age-friendly Environment and Thinking
Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person
Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems
Basics of Supporting Daily Activities
Practical Training: Supporting Daily Activities
2 Ethical competence

- is able to take responsibility for one’s own actions and for the consequences of these actions
- is able to work according to the ethical principles of the subject field
- is able to take other people into account in one’s actions
- is able to apply the principles of equality
- is able to apply the principles of sustainable development
- is capable of social influencing using one’s know-how and based on ethical values

Studying at a University of Applied Sciences
Communication Skills
Basics of Entrepreneurship
Introduction to Project Work
As an Expert in the Social and Health Field
Basics of Drug Care
Introduction to Gerontology
Age-friendly Environment and Thinking
Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person
Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems
Basics of Supporting Daily Activities
Practical Training: Supporting Daily Activities
Finnish Society and Social Policy
3 Working community competence

- is able to operate as a member of a work community
- is able to operate in communicative and interactive situations in working life
- is able to utilize information and communications technology in one’s subject field
- knows the working life in one’s subject field and is able to create personal contacts in working life and to operate in professional networks
- is capable of decision making in unpredicted situations
- is able to apply the principles of organizational management and leadership in working life and has abilities for supervision tasks
- possesses entrepreneurial skills

Studying at a University of Applied Sciences
Communication Skills
ICT Skills
Basics of Entrepreneurship
SeAMK Innovation Week
Introduction to Project Work
As an Expert in the Social and Health Field
English
Introduction to Gerontology
Foundation of Gerontological Care and Social Work
Age-friendly Environment and Thinking
Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person
Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems
Basics of Supporting Daily Activities
Practical Training: Supporting Daily Activities
Finnish Society and Social Policy
4 Innovation competence

- is able to conduct research, development and innovation projects applying the existing knowledge and methods of the field
- is able to work in projects
- is capable of creative problem solving and development of working methods
- is able to find customer-oriented, sustainable and profitable solutions

Basics of Entrepreneurship
SeAMK Innovation Week
Introduction to Project Work
Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems
Basics of Supporting Daily Activities
5 Internationalization competence

- possesses communicative competence necessary for one’s work and for professional development in the subject field
- is able to operate in a multicultural environment
- takes into account the effects of and opportunities for internationalization development in one’s own field

Basics of Entrepreneurship
English
Introduction to Gerontology
Foundation of Gerontological Care and Social Work
Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems
Finnish Society and Social Policy
6 Entrepreneurial competence

- Understanding of the interaction involved in the operations in a company and the business environment, and of the concept of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial way of working.
- Understanding of the principles associated with a profitable business, and ability to analyse the operations and risks in a business.

Studying at a University of Applied Sciences
Basics of Entrepreneurship
SeAMK Innovation Week
Introduction to Project Work
Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person
Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems
7 Quality control competence

- Knowledge of the typical field-related quality control systems
- Understanding of quality-control and the requirements of quality-control systems.

Introduction to Gerontology
Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person
Basics of Supporting Daily Activities
Practical Training: Supporting Daily Activities
Not grouped
Career Planning and Internationalisation
Introduction to Research and Development
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Concept Analysis for Nursing and Social Work and Information Seeking
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
Finnish Society and Social Policy
Age Policy Legislation
How to Recognize a Grey Panther? Working together for Meaningful Ageing
Ethics in Eldery Care
Rehabilitative Care of People with Memory Disorders
Use of Pictures in Group Activities
Practical Training: Preventive and Empowering Work with Elderly People

Elderly Care competencies

1 Gerontological competence

Graduates
- apply multi-disciplinary gerontological knowledge and skills to elderly care and services and understand ageing from the perspectives of individuals and their life courses and from the perspectives of community and society
- have adopted a resource-oriented approach to old age as a foundation for their work with the elderly
- observe and promote the implementation of ethical principles defined for elderly care
- promote self-determination, justice and individuality to provide dignified old age
- are capable of acceptance, empathy, dialogue and reflective interaction with all kinds of people
- know how to approach ageing people from different cultural backgrounds
- work in a holistic and multi-disciplinary manner, paying attention to aged clients’ individual backgrounds in a variety of settings

Basics of Drug Care
English
Concept Analysis for Nursing and Social Work and Information Seeking
Introduction to Gerontology
Foundation of Gerontological Care and Social Work
Age-friendly Environment and Thinking
Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person
Basics of Supporting Daily Activities
Practical Training: Supporting Daily Activities
Finnish Society and Social Policy
2 Multi-disciplinary assessment and evaluation competence

Graduates
- in multi-professional collaboration, assess, plan and implement service packages based on elderly clients’ needs
- are able to assess and anticipate aged people’s holistic wellbeing, ability to function and need for services in relation to clients’ resources, individual lives and coping in their respective environments
- assess, implement and coordinate multi-disciplinary, individual services for elderly people
- use tools and methods for assessing functional capacity and apply knowledge of activities that promote the well-being of elderly people
- are aware of social and health risks, including their background factors, that jeopardize elderly people’s well-being and ability to function
- together with other professionals, know how to assess elderly people’s needs for assistive equipment and support them in the use of the equipment

As an Expert in the Social and Health Field
English
Concept Analysis for Nursing and Social Work and Information Seeking
Introduction to Gerontology
Foundation of Gerontological Care and Social Work
Age-friendly Environment and Thinking
Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person
Basics of Supporting Daily Activities
Practical Training: Supporting Daily Activities
3 Counselling competence

Graduates
- in their counselling work, observe principles of foresight and preventive work with the elderly, promoting clients’ health and well-being
- take action to prevent elderly people’s social exclusion and related risks
- disseminate information on factors related to elderly people’s health and well-being
- are familiar with the case management approach and use methods of case management and networking when counselling individual clients and groups
- by their counselling, promote social engagement and empowerment of elderly people while respecting their self-determination
- in their work, apply community group counselling and goal-oriented group counselling methods
- know how to counsel and advise elderly people, their next of kin, families and significant others on meeting their individual needs and coping in daily life
- are familiar with special features in counselling elderly people and able to carry out the counselling process so that they take into account people’s individual needs

Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person
Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems
Practical Training: Supporting Daily Activities
4 Gerontological care, nursing and rehabilitation competence

Graduates
- promote elderly people’s social engagement and agency in care, nursing and rehabilitation services
- know how to use a resource-oriented and rehabilitative approach to work and how to apply important elderly care methods in their work with individuals and groups
- use information and welfare technology to provide a safe and functional environment
- know how to use socio-cultural and action methods and how to strengthen the sense of community as part of care, nursing and rehabilitation
- are able to implement and evaluate safe pharmacological care for aged people
- recognize common diseases and their effect on aged people’s ability to function and know how to counsel them in the treatment of diseases and in rehabilitation
- are familiar with methods of caring for, supporting and rehabilitating people with dementia and able to develop services for people with memory disorders
- know how to support home-living elderly people and care-giving families and are able to develop services to support these families

Basics of Drug Care
Basics of Supporting Daily Activities
Practical Training: Supporting Daily Activities
5 Service provision competence

Graduates
- are familiar with important national and international strategies and objectives designed for elderly policies and use them to develop services and their quality
- participate in public discussion on the life and position of aged people in society and service provision systems; use their expertise to influence these
- are familiar with service settings and service provision (public, private and third sector) and able to apply their knowledge to the organization, provision and development of services
- are familiar with social, health and rehabilitation services for aged people and with the relevant legislation, guidelines and programmes, so that they can apply their knowledge to both service development and client work
- extensively use culture and sports services to support functional capacity and well-being of aged people
- know how to co-ordinate multi-professional collaboration and the development, planning and implementation of services to meet the needs of aged people

Age-friendly Environment and Thinking
Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person
Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems
Basics of Supporting Daily Activities
Finnish Society and Social Policy
6 Management, development and quality assurance competence

Graduates
- are able to develop and manage work with the elderly in an ethical, client-centred manner
- know how to apply important strategies and theories on work community development and management to develop, co-ordinate and manage work with the elderly
- are able to evaluate the quality of services provided for the elderly and to use important tools of quality work
- demonstrate flexibility and an ability to conduct dialogue in the work community; possess negotiation, reporting and counselling skills
- have an entrepreneurial approach to work
- are able to work in managerial positions and have basic skills in financial management and marketing
- know how to support staff welfare at work
- are able to apply research, development and innovation methods to develop services and work communities
- know how to work in projects
- apply gerontological research and knowledge to development and management
- are able to produce knowledge that serves the foresight work and development of services for the elderly

Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems
Not grouped
Studying at a University of Applied Sciences
Career Planning and Internationalisation
Communication Skills
ICT Skills
Basics of Entrepreneurship
SeAMK Innovation Week
Introduction to Research and Development
Introduction to Project Work
Professional Competence in Elderly Care
Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
Finnish Society and Social Policy
Age Policy Legislation
How to Recognize a Grey Panther? Working together for Meaningful Ageing
Ethics in Eldery Care
Rehabilitative Care of People with Memory Disorders
Use of Pictures in Group Activities
Practical Training: Preventive and Empowering Work with Elderly People

Code Name Credits (cr)
POLKUMGERO22-1001
BASIC STUDIES COMMON TO ALL IN SEAMK

(Choose all)

20
POLKUMGERO22-1002
Building competence

(Choose all)

10
XX00CG82 Studying at a University of Applied Sciences 2
XX00CG83 Career Planning and Internationalisation 2
YPO3A3 Communication Skills 3
YPO4A3 ICT Skills 3
POLKUMGERO22-1003
Business and entrepreneurship competence

(Choose all)

5
XX00CL55 Basics of Entrepreneurship 3
XX00BE91 SeAMK Innovation Week 2
POLKUMGERO22-1004
Research and project work skills

(Choose all)

5
YPO1C2 Introduction to Research and Development 2
YPO2C3 Introduction to Project Work 3
POLKUMGERO22-1005
BASIC STUDIES IN SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE

(Choose all)

7
STPO101 As an Expert in the Social and Health Field 2
STPO201 Basics of Drug Care 2
STPG301 English 3
POLKUMGERO22-1006
BASIC STUDIES IN THE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ELDERLY CARE

(Choose all)

5
POLKUMGERO22-1007
Towards Professional Competence in Elderly Care

(Choose all)

5
BC00CW98 Professional Competence in Elderly Care 2
BC00BS85 Concept Analysis for Nursing and Social Work and Information Seeking 3
POLKUMGERO22-1008
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES IN THE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ELDERLY CARE

(Choose all)

29
POLKUMGERO22-1014
Gerontological Care, Nursing and Rehabilitation

(Choose all)

3
GERAHK100 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology 3
POLKUMGERO22-1009
Basis of Knowledge in Gerontological Work

(Choose all)

17
GERATP100 Introduction to Gerontology 6
GERATP200 Foundation of Gerontological Care and Social Work 3
BC00CG29 Age-friendly Environment and Thinking 3
GERATP410 Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person 5
POLKUMGERO22-1010
Service provision systems and case management

(Choose all)

9
BC00DC38 Finnish Society and Social Policy 3
BC00DC39 Age Policy Legislation 3
GERAPJ200 Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems 3
POLKUMGERO22-1011
ALTERNATIVE STUDIES

(Choose ects: 7)

7
POLKUMGERO22-1012
Multidisciplinary working-life projects

(Choose 10)

0 - 10
BC00CL15 Basics of Supporting Daily Activities 3
BC00CL16 Practical Training: Supporting Daily Activities 4
POLKUMGERO22-1013
Empowerment and Wellbeing of Older Adults

(Choose 27)

0 - 27
BC00BT39 Finnish Society and Social Policy 3
BX00CY32 How to Recognize a Grey Panther? Working together for Meaningful Ageing 5
BC00CY27 Ethics in Eldery Care 4
BC00CG81 Rehabilitative Care of People with Memory Disorders 5
SOSEM50 Use of Pictures in Group Activities 4
BC00BT43 Practical Training: Preventive and Empowering Work with Elderly People 6