Cultural Well-Being in Social and Health Care Services (5cr)

Objective

The student can explain cultural well-being as part in social and health care services and name goals and methods of cultural well-being. The goal is to study cultural well-being as part of organizing social and health care with different kind of clients. The student can evaluate cultural well-being as part of social and health care services. The student is familiar with the concept of cultural well-being and can present development proposals that can be used to support the well-being of people through culture. The goal is to develope sustainable cultural action that support clients´ well-being.

Content

The definition of cultural well-being.
The connection between culture and well-being.
Cultural well-being in different contexts and as part of social and health care services. Cultural well-being as part of work with individuals and participatory methods in social and health care.
Cultural well-being and sustainable development as part of services.
Promoting cultural well-being.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student recognizes role and discussions of cultural well-being. The student can name goals, tools and methods of cultural well-being for developing social and health care services. The student is familiar with the concept of cultural well-being.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student can describe role and discussions of cultural well-being. The student can adapt goals, tools and methods of cultural well-being for developing social and health care services. The student is familiar with the concept of cultural well-being and presents development proposals that can be used to support the well-being of people through culture.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student can analytically and critically describe role and discussions of cultural well-being. The student can analytically adapt goals, tools and methods of cultural well-being for developing social and health care services. The student is familiar with the concept of cultural well-being and presents innovative proposals that can be used to support the well-being of people through culture.

Materials

Literature (e.g.)

Bruun, E. & Steigum, J. (2023). The Drama Space as Companion: Students´ Perspectives on Mental Health in Upper Secondary Drama Education. Nordic Journal of Arts, Culture and Health. Nr 2. s.1-11. https://doi.org/10.18261/njach.4.2.3

Colliander, M. (2017). Kulttuuri ja taide hoivalaitoksissa. Laitosarjen ja kulttuuritoiminnan ideaalien kohtaamisia. Sosiologia, 54(3), 305-321.
https://trepo.tuni.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/102454/kulttuuri_ja_taide_hoivalaitoksessa.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Culture for Health Project, EU (2022). https://www.cultureforhealth.eu/app/uploads/2023/02/Final_C4H_FullReport_small.pdf

Houni P., Turpeinen I. & Vuolasto J. (2020). Taidetta! Kulttuurihyvinvoinnin käsikirja. Helsinki. Taiteen edistämiskeskus. https://www.taike.fi/fi/kulttuurihyvinvointikirja