Study Guide

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

135 hours: Orientation (4h), Practicing (3 weeks/38h/week 114h),
Learning Assignments (9h) and a seminar on practicing experiences (8h).

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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 27.4.2023.
Practicing: weeks 33-35 or 44-46/2023.
The time of the seminar depends on the training weeks. The seminar is either in September or November.

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.