Foundation of Gerontological Care and Social Work (3 cr)
Code: GERATP200-3005
General information
Enrollment
30.08.2021 - 21.02.2022
Timing
14.02.2022 - 20.05.2022
Credits
3 op
Virtual proportion (cr)
1 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
7 - 40
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology
Teachers
- Katri Turunen
- Marita Lahti
Student groups
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MGERO21
Objective
Students become aware of the special features, aims, ideas of clientship, interventions, ethical principles, professional roles and competence requirements pertaining to gerontological care and social work. Students know what their own role is in multiprofessional work.
Content
- essential concepts in nursing: the human being, environment, health, nursing interventions
- essential concepts in social work, used to describe aged people's living context and experiences at levels of the individual, community and society
- the foundation of professional practice in nursing care and social work and the role of the Bachelor of Social Services in the health and social field.
Materials
- Seppänen, M. 2006. Gerontologinen sosiaalityö. Yliopistopaino.
- Kananoja, A., Marjamäki. P. & Lähteinen, M. (toim.) 2017. Sosiaalityön käsikirja. Tietosanoma.
- toim. Pohjola, Anneli. Rakenteellinen sosiaalityö. 2014
Gerontological nursing. Eliopoulos, Charlotte. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2013.
Teaching methods
Lectures and exercise, seminary
Student workload
80 h
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Students are able to analyse some of the theoretical background of gerontological care and social work. They are partly able to explain the meaning of multiprofessional collaboration and the role of the Bachelor of Social Services in the health and social field.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Students are able to analyse the theoretical background of gerontological care and social work. They are able to explain the meaning of multiprofessional collaboration and the role of the Bachelor of Social Services in the health and social field at good level.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Students are able to assimiliate the essential concepts into the foundation of their competence. Students are able to extensively analyse the theoretical background of gerontological care and social work. They are able to explain the meaning of multiprofessional collaboration and the role of the Bachelor of Social Services in the health and social field at excellent level.
Assessment methods and criteria
Active participation on lessons and discussion
Qualifications
no previous studies are required