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Practical Training: Supporting Meaningful Every Day Life of an Old Person (5cr)

Code: GERATP410-3003

General information


Enrollment
01.08.2019 - 06.09.2019
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
26.08.2019 - 18.12.2019
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology
Teachers
Marita Lahti
Tua Niemelä
Course
GERATP410

Objective

Upon completion of the course, students are aware of the special nature of old age as a stage of life and make meaningful daily life possible for the aged. They are able to explain and compare changes in aged people's functional capacity and coping in daily life a based on the gerontological knowledge. They are able to be in interaction with the aged. The profession of the work with the aged begins to take shape to the student.

Content

Practical training in a setting which enables meaningful daily life for older people. Practical placement in selected by the student.

Materials

Kulmala ym: Hyvä Vanhuus. Menetelmiä aktiivisen arjen tukemiseen. 2019

Teaching methods

- Aloitusseminaari syyskuussa 2019 (pakollinen), jolloin kerrtotaan opintojakson oppimistavoitteet, tehtävät ja käytännön järjestelyt
- harjoittelu viikot 45-49/ 2019
- loppuseminaari viikolla 49/2019- osallistuminen pakollista

Completion alternatives

Osallistuminen näyttötilaisuuteen ja siihen liittyvä reflektoiva tehtävä, mikäli opiskelijalla käytännön työ- tai harrastustoiminassa hankittua osaamista, joka kattaa opintojakson tavoitteet. HOPS-keskustelu tästä hyvissä ajoin ennen opintojakson suoritustavan päättämistä.

Student workload

132,5 hours

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

x

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Passed/fail.
Upon completion of the course, students are aware of the special nature of old age as a stage of life and make meaningful daily life possible for the aged. They are able to explain and compare changes in aged people's functional capacity and coping in daily life a based on the gerontological knowledge. They are able to be in interaction with the aged. The profession of the work with the aged begins to take shape to the student.

Fail:
Students have a narrow understanding of othe special nature of old age as a stage of life and making meaningful daily life possible for the aged. They have difficulties in in interaction with the aged Their personal learning needs are unrealistic.

Qualifications

The study unit: Gerontological knowledge base goes at the same time

Further information

Keskustele hyvissä ajoin Hops-ohjaajasi kanssa opintojakson vaihtoehtoisesta suorittamistavasta

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