Elderly Care Settings and Service Provision Systems (3 cr)
Code: GERAPJ200-3008
General information
- Enrollment
- 29.08.2023 - 07.09.2023
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 05.02.2024 - 17.05.2024
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- SeAMK Social Services and Elderly Care
- Campus
- SeAMK Seinäjoki, Kampustalo
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology
- Teachers
- Aino Asunmaa
- Anna-Kaarina Koivula
- Groups
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MGERO23Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology,Multimodal implementation
- Course
- GERAPJ200
Evaluation scale
1-5
Objective
Studens are able to define public, private and third sector services which produce social security, welfare and health. Students seek relevant knowledge of the social welfare and health care system of one municipality and present their analysis. Students know how to compare different systems of providing services and they are aware of the current challenges in health and social services.
Content
- the public, private and third sector as providers of services for the older population
- service provision in old age and changes service provision
- strategies, guidelines, recommendations and legislation for old age care
- main characteristics of foreign wellfare models
Materials
Kananoja, A.& Niiranen, V. & Jokiranta, H. 2008. Kunnallinen sosiaalipolitiikka. Osallisuutta ja yhteistä vastuuta. Jyväskylä: PS-kustannus.
- Ajankohtaiset valtakunnalliset ja paikalliset sosiaali- ja terveysalan strategiat, ohjeistukset ja suositukset.
- Kananoja, A.& Niiranen, V. & Jokiranta, H. 2008. Kunnallinen sosiaalipolitiikka. Osallisuutta ja yhteistä vastuuta. Jyväskylä: PS-kustannus.
- current national and local social and health strategies, guidelines and recommendations
Teaching methods
face-to-face
Student workload
Approximately 80 hours students work
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Students are able to describe various settings and service provision systems for work with older people.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Students compare various settings and service provision systems for work with the older population. Students know how to describe challenges in the service provision.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Students analyse the settings and service provision systems for work with older people, including various sectors and areas. Based on their analysis, students propose innovative practices and solutions to develop the service provision system.
Qualifications
previous studies are not required