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Professional Competence in Elderly Care (2 cr)

Code: BC00CW98-3001

General information


Enrollment

30.08.2021 - 24.01.2022

Timing

17.01.2022 - 20.05.2022

Credits

2 op

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology

Teachers

  • Maria Valli

Student groups

  • MGERO21

Objective

Students learn to analyze current and future challenges in elderly care and in their profession as Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care. They analyze their competence acquired during the studies, their professional growth and development challenges. The student understands the importance of the social and cultural operating environment for the elderly and is able to take them into account in their profession. The student can analyze the dimensions of sustainable development in elderly work

Content

- the expertise and competence requirements of Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care
- Identifying the reflection on current and future challenges in elderly care
- analysis of the student's own competence compared to the competence requirements

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

x

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:
Students are able to analyze current and future challenges in elderly care and in their profession as Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care. They can analyze their competences acquired during the studies, their professional growth and development challenges.
The student can analyze the dimensions of sustainable development in elderly work.

Fail:
Students are not able to analyze the challenges of elderly care or their professional competences.

Further information

No previous studies are required.