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

Code: GERATP410-3006

General information


Enrollment

14.08.2022 - 07.09.2022

Timing

29.08.2022 - 16.12.2022

Credits

5 op

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology

Teachers

  • Marita Lahti
  • Tua Niemelä

Student groups

  • MGERO22

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.

Teaching methods

Practical training, assignments

Employer connections

Practical training

Further information

If the student has no experience in work with the daily activities of older people, this practical training has to be done.

Evaluation scale

1-5

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