Practical Training: Orientation to Social Services Field (5 cr)
Code: BE00CK48-3008
General information
Enrollment
19.04.2022 - 21.04.2022
Timing
01.05.2022 - 20.11.2022
Credits
5 op
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
12 - 37
Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services
Teachers
- Elina Kangasluoma
- Taja Kiiskilä
Student groups
-
MSOS22K
Objective
Students are able to describe the most typical professional fields of Bachelors of Social Services. Concerning their practical placement, they are able to describle the objectives and responsibilities which the organization has in the field of welfare services. Students are able to describe every day life, strengths and challenges of service users and other people that are in the need of support. They have capacities to meet the service users and the people closely related to them. Students are able to name some objectives and principals of professional work in social services field. They can describe clients' service network.Students are able to reflect their individual experiences and consider their future career as Bachelor of Social Services.
Content
Implementation of practical training in social welfare organization, which represents public, private or voluntary sector. Practical training can alternatively be implemented in different learning environments related to working life.
Materials
The same material as for the preceding theoretical courses and material used in practical field placements.
Teaching methods
Orientation, practical training, learning assignments and a seminar on practicing experiences.
Employer connections
- This course consists of practical training (3 weeks).
Student workload
133 hours: Orientation (4h), Practicing (3 weeks/38h/week 114h),
a seminar on practicing experiences (8h).
Learning Assignments (7h).
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Students are able to describle the most typical professional fields of Bachelors of Social Services. Concerning their practical placement, they are able to describe the objectives and responsibilities which the organization has. Students are able to describe, what kind of support the clients need. They have experiences of meeting the service users and the people closely related to them. Students are able to name some objectives and principals of professional work in social services field. They can describe clients' service network.Students are able to reflect their individual experiences and consider their future career as Bachelor of Social Services.
Content scheduling
Orientation in week 19 2022
Practicing: weeks 43--45/2022 or weeks 33-35/2022. Seminar week 46/2022.
Evaluation scale
Passed/failed
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
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Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Students are able to describle the most typical professional fields of Bachelors of Social Services. Concerning their practical placement, they are able to describe the objectives and responsibilities which the organization has. Students are able to describe, what kind of support the clients need. They have experiences of meeting the service users and the people closely related to them. Students are able to name some objectives and principals of professional work in social services field. They can describe clients' service network.Students are able to reflect their individual experiences and consider their future career as Bachelor of Social Services.
Assessment methods and criteria
Practical training period (pass), learning assignments and a seminar on the practicing experiences.