Foundation of Gerontological Care and Social Work (3cr)
Code: GERATP200-1
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.08.2015 - 02.08.2015
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.09.2015 - 31.12.2015
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology
- Course
- GERATP200
Evaluation scale
1-5
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
- Rautava-Nurmi, H., Westergård, A., Henttonen, T., Ojala, M.& Vuorinen, S. 2012. Hoitotyön taidot ja toiminnot. Sanoma Pro Oy. Helsinki.
- Seppänen, M. 2006. Gerontologinen sosiaalityö. Yliopistopaino.
- Kananoja, A. 2016. Sosiaalityön käsikirja. Tietosanoma.
Teaching methods
- lectures, activity-based exercises and group work
Employer connections
the course does not include practice
Student workload
80 hours
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.
Qualifications
no previous studies are required