Study Guide

Objective

Students are able to explain the aims and principles of assessing clients' needs for services. They have knowledge of the principles and methods used in drawing up care and service plans. Students are aware of the role of multiprofessional work in the assessment of service needs. Students are able to write documentation in client-centered way and in a specified form.

Content

- aims and essential legislation in the assessment of service needs
- care and service plan
- assessment methods of functional capacities
- supporting social engagement
- the role of multiprofessionalism
- documentation in a specific form in social welfare services

Materials

- Autio, T. & Heikkilä, M. 2013. Palvelutarpeen arviointi. Työntekijän avuksi. IKÄKASTE II ?hankkeen julkaisuja. Saatavana: http://www.socca.fi/files/4300/Palvelutarpeen_arviointi_-_tyontekijan_avuksi.pdf
- Toimia-tietokanta. http://www.thl.fi/toimia/tietokanta/
- KomPAssi- Ikäihmisten keskitetty asiakasneuvonta ja -palveluohjaus sekä palvelutarpeen arviointi Varsinais-Suomessa. KomPAssi. Varsinais-Suomen keskitetty asiakas- ja palveluohjaus-hanke. Saatavissa:https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/12617122/KomPAssi-asiakasneuvonta-ja-palveluohjaus-sek%C3%A4-palvelutarpeen-arviointi-Varsinais-Suomessa.pdf/186cc969-6a82-b053-1a7c-475bc00f17d2/KomPAssi-asiakasneuvonta-ja-palveluohjaus-sek%C3%A4-palvelutarpeen-arviointi-Varsinais-Suomessa.pdf
- Zechner M. (toim.) Näkökulmia palvelutarpeen arviointiin. Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulun julkaisusarja B. Raportteja ja selvityksiä 144. Seinäjoki 2019. Soveltuvin osin. Saatavissa: https://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/226365
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Teaching methods

Lectures and visitors.

Student workload

54 h

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students recognise clients' needs for services. They are able to name principles of case management, used in drawing up care and service plans. Students are able to recognize needs' assessment, that is documented in a specified form.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students know how to compare the client's need for services. They apply the principles of case management in drawing up care and service plans.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students know how to analyse and assess clients' need for services. In co-operation with the clients, families and collaboration partners, students are able to draw up a care and service plan to meet clients' individual needs and to promote their social engagement with help of public, private and third sector services.

Assessment methods and criteria

Learning task from service need assessment and functional ability assessment.

Qualifications

previous studies are not required