Interaction in Psychosocial Work (5 cr)
Code: SOSAPS10-3020
General information
Enrollment
26.04.2021 - 02.05.2021
Timing
14.03.2022 - 27.05.2022
Credits
5 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
12 - 30
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
- Mirva Siltakorpi
- Helena Sarvikas
Student groups
-
SOS21A
Objective
Students learn to explain the theoretical and practical foundation of professional interaction and to work in professional interactive relationships with clients. Students learn to describe the psychosocial work orientation and examine how the application of its principles and practices is visible in professional interaction. They are able to define client work in the social field and examine it as a goal-oriented, process-like whole from the perspective of an interactive relationship. Students are aware of the prerequisites of a professional interactive relationship. They recognize what features of interaction are required in psychosocial work and become aware of their strengths and development needs.
Content
- the role, important elements and construction of professional interaction in social work
- systemic social work
- psychosocial work orientation
- sociodynamic quidance
- a goal-oriented process of client work
- action in value conflicts
- levels and means of interaction in meeting the client
- interactive support
- evaluation and development of one's interaction skills
Materials
- Kangasluoma, E. ja Sarvikas, H. 2016. Vuorovaikutus psykososiaalisessa työssä - arvioinnin malli simuloituihin oppimistilanteisiin. Teoksessa: A. Heikkilä ja J. Kulmala (toim.) Uusia työmenetelmiä ja innovaatioita hyvinvoinnin edistämiseen: SeAMK sosiaali- ja terveysala tutkii ja kehittää. Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulun julkaisusarja B. Raportteja ja selvityksiä 120, 53 - 82. Seinäjoki. Saatavana: https://www.theseus.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/121237/1/B120.pdf
- Laitinen, M ja Pohjola, A (toim.) 2010. Asiakkuus sosiaalityössä, s.39-45 ja 138-177.
- Mönkkönen, K. 2018. Vuorovaikutus asiakastyössä: Asiakkaan kohtaaminen sosiaali- ja terveysalalla
- Peavy, V. R. 1997. SocioDynamic Counselling: A Constructivist Perspective.
-Sarvikas, H. 2020. Asiakas kohdataan kuuntelemalla. [Verkkoartikkeli]. Teoksessa: M. Salminen-Tuomaala, J. Hallila, S. Saarikoski & T. Tapio (toim.) Tietoa, taitoa ja teknologiaa - kehittämispolkuja sosiaali- ja terveysalalla. Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulun julkaisusarja B. Raportteja ja selvityksiä 157. Seinäjoki: Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulu, 259 - 273. [Viitattu 29.9.2020]. Saatavana: https://www.theseus.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/345656/B157.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
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Teaching methods
Lectures, group work, drama exercises , analysis of professional communication.
Employer connections
The course does not include practice
Exam schedules
Course includes a exam
Student workload
133 hours. Contact learning 45 hours
Further information
Oral communication studies will be integrated into this course.
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The students
- are able to explain and to define psychosocial orientation as part of systemic social work and they understand councelling approach to work
- are capable to recognize client situations and essential features of interaction which require psychosocial work
- are able to define their individual actions and interaction skills from the perspective of psychosocial work
- are able to recognize different stages of goal-oriented working process and are able to apply it in their individual actions
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The students
- have competencies to compare psychosocial work with other social work orientations
- are capable to evaluate the interaction, that psychosocial work and counselling orientation requires
- are able to explain the factors of psychosocial interaction, also from the perspective of professional development and interactive competences
- have capacities to plan a goal-oriented client-work process
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The students
- have capacities to evaluate psychosocial work as one orientation of social work and to give reasons to the evaluation
- have competencies to give reasons and to evaluate their individual interactive and counselling work orientation and also their psychosocial methods, from the perspective of professional ethics
- are able to demonstrate a goal-oriented client-work process and to analyze the influencing factors from the perspective of psychosocial work.
Assessment methods and criteria
The course is evaluated in scale1 - 5. For further information, see the curricula.
The evaluation is conducted by both of the teachers.
Active participation in contact learning and drama rehearses and group work is taken into consideration.
The exam makes 75 % of the evaluation
Qualifications
most part of the basic studies
Further information
oral communication studies will be integrated into this course