Study Guide

Objective

Students learn to define basic concepts and areas in the management of social services. Students will be able to name conditions and determinants, which are connected to organizing and implementing services in professional fields of Bachelor of Social Services. They are able to apply legislation and principles of governing while managing services. Students know what action is required by law and how services are shaped by international, national and local guidelines and policies, and they know how to apply them in the management of services in their professional field. Students understand the importance of cooperating with various stakeholders and they take an active role in cooperation. Students are familiar with decision-making processes in the public, private and third sector. They gain cost-awareness and financial planning competence. Students are familiar with the practices of social welfare service provision and bidding processes. Students have basic skills in entrepreneurship in multisectoral surroundings.

Content

- management theories and concepts
- management operating models
- guidelines, policies, programmes and legislation
- stakeholders, multiprofessional cooperation
- decision-making in organizations
- financing services and economic planning
- competetive procurement

Materials

Sydänmaanlakka: Älykäs julkinen johtaminen (2015)
Reikko, Salonen, uusitalo: Puun ja kuoren välissä – lähijohtajuus sosiaali-ja terveysalalla. (2010, saatavissa verkossakin)
Rissanen, Lammintakanen: Sosiaali- ja terveysjohtaminen
Niiranen, Seppänen-Järvelä, Sinkkonen, Vartiainen: Johtaminen Sosiaalialalla (2010)
Kulmala (toim.): Parempi vanhustyö - menetelmiä johtamisen kehittämiseen (2017)
Laaksonen ym.: Sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon järjestelmä (2020)

Teaching methods

Lectures, visitors, learning assignment

Student workload

135 h contact lessons, seminar, pre-assignment, independent studying, and learning assigment.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students
- are able to recognize conditions and determinants, principles and decision processes in management of social services
- are able to make use of them in their professional work

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students
- have capacities to apply conditions and determinants, principles and decision processes in management of social services
- have abilities to recognize their individual values and attitudes and be aware of their responsibilities at professional work.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students
- have competencies to assess and analyze management of social services
- are able to recognize the management of social services as boundaries crossing and knowledge-based activity
- possess the knowledge of management processes in different organizations
- are able to regard the influences of their individual actions

Assessment methods and criteria

Learning assignment

Qualifications

most part of the basic studies of the degree programme, the course Interaction in Psychosocial Work, practical training (minimum 10 cr)