Expertise in Interdisciplinary Collaboration (5cr)

Objective

The student:
1. Can plan a functional network inside the service system (public, private, and the third sector) for the client’s help and support needs.
2. Can operate in an interdisciplinary and multi-professional network in order to meet the client’s support needs.
3. Can work responsibly as a member of an interdisciplinary and multi-professional team and can lead an interdisciplinary and multi-professional team.
4. Can operate responsibly and ethically when cooperating with different sectors, integrating and designing services in relation to clients, service providers and service organizers.

Content

- interdisciplinary collaboration, multi-professional co-operation, networking, and creating connections between different sectors
- legislation on interdisciplinary collaboration, personal worker- and worker-in-charge – models
- service system knowledge
- client-oriented and ethical way of thinking in interdisciplinary work
- client-oriented service design when planning services for clients
- mapping collaboration networks
- interdisciplinary work methods

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass/ To Be Completed/ Fail

Pass
The student is familiar with client- and service coordination system and is able to structure a network related to client support needs. The student can analyse the role of a client- and service coordinator as part of interdisciplinary and multi-professional network, and understands the significance of responsible activity as a network member. The student demonstrates his/her responsible and ethically sustainable expertize to work as service co-ordinator. The student is able to justify his/her choices as well as critically reflect on the development of his/her expertize.

To Be Completed/ Fail
The competence targets mentioned above are not met.

Execution methods

- Flipped learning & contact teaching (virtually or face-to-face)
- expert lectures
- independent study and data collection
- various ways to produce learning assignments are enabled
- Learning assignments: 1) a preliminary assignment (target; orientation on the subject) 2) Case-assignment (target; linking practice into theoretical context & development)