Social Security in Welfare Society (5cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Students learn to name important actors in the welfare society, which produce welfare, health and social support in health and social services, social security and in the related and cooperation fields. Students can define the key actors' contribution and responsibility for organising and providing support and help. Students learn to explain what kind of help and support clients can have in various life situations. They recognise models of cooperation between the actors. Students analyse the roles and effects of the actors and benefits from the perspective of sustainable development.

Content

- social and health care services
- most essential social benefits
- employment services
- Digital- and population data service agency and legal aid office services
- models for cooperation between companies, public sector and civil society
- importance of companies, public sector and organizations as part of the welfare system

Materials

- Havakka, P., Niemelä, M. & Uusitalo, H. (toim.) 2012. Sosiaalivakuutus. Finva Finanssi- ja vakuutuskustannus.
- Haverinen, R., Kuronen, M. & Pösö, T. (toim.) 2014. Sosiaalihuollon tila ja tulevaisuus. Osuuskunta Vastapaino.
- Pentikäinen,T. & Rantala, J. 2013. Vakuutusoppi. Finanssi ja vakuutuskustannus Oy.
- social security brochures (Social Insurance Institution, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
- in addition other current material introduced by the lecturer

Teaching methods

Students choose between multimodal or online studies. The multimodal option consists of learning in classroom, workplace visits and online studies. The online option includes an orientation, online learning and workplace visits.

Employer connections

the course does not include practice

Student workload

133 hours
The multimodal option: learning
- in the classroom 42 hours
- online 65 hours
- worklife contacts 26 hours
The online option:
- orientation 4 hours
- online study 113 hours
- worklife contacts 16 hours

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students are able to name services that produce welfare, health and social support from the perspective of each important actor. Students can recognize the meaning, roles, tasks, forms of help, extent and contents of the social insurance, social and health services and related fields. Students can explain, what kind of support and help clients are allowed to receive in different life situations. Students can name cooperation forms between actors as an important part of a well-functioning welfare system and provision of social wellbeing and support. Students are able to define the importance of actors and benefits from the perspective of sustainable development.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to present services that produce welfare, health and social support from the perspective of each important actor. Students know how to explain the meaning, roles, tasks, forms of help, extent and contents of the social insurance, social and health services and related fields. Students can define principles for what kind of support and help clients are allowed to receive in different life situations. Students can present cooperation forms between actors as an important part of a well-functioning welfare system and provision of social wellbeing and support. Students are able to evaluate the importance of actors and benefits from the perspective of sustainable development.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students are able to extensively present and justify forms of welfare, health and support from the perspective of each important actor. Students can analyse the meaning, roles, tasks, forms of help, extent and contents of the social insurance, social and health services and related fields. Students can define from several perspectives for what kind of support and help clients are allowed to receive in different life situations.Students can compare and justify cooperation forms between actors as an important part of a well-functioning welfare system and provision of social wellbeing and support. Students are able to analyse the importance of actors and benefits from the perspective of sustainable development.

Qualifications

The course is undertaken simultanously or after the course Introduction to Welfare Society.

Further information

Students choose between this course and the course Social Security from Client Perspective