Study Guide

Objective

Students learn to define the concepts of social engagement/participation and marginalization and recognize their connections to social work field. They learn to examine associations between social engagement and welfare from the perspectives of the individual, community and society. Students know how to examine themes related to social engagement and marginalization, especially from the perspectives of poverty, addictions, criminality, homelessness, unemployment and loneliness. They learn to see issues of social engagement and marginalization as belonging to their scope of practice in the social field. Students examine phenomena that produce marginalization in a national and global context. They reflect on their personal professional interests that arise from the course themes.

Content

- social engagement and exclusion, encouraging participation, participation
- client involvement
- marginalization
- integration
- active citizenship
- poverty, unemployment, criminality, homelessness, addictions, loneliness

Materials

- Gothóni, R. ym. (2016). Osallisuus yhteiskunnallisena haasteena. Diakonia-ammattikorkeakoulu.

- Isola, A-M.&Suominen, E. (2016). Suomalainen köyhyys. Into-Kustannus Oy.

- Juhila, K. (2015). Sosiaalityöntekijöinä ja asiakkaina. sosiaalityön yhteiskunnalliset tehtävät ja paikat. Vastapaino.

- Kivivuori, J. ym. (2018). Kriminologia. Rikollisuus ja kontrolli muuttuvassa yhteiskunnassa. Gaudeamus.

- Pyyvaara, U. & Timonen, A. (2017). Naamat - tarinoita asunnottomuudesta. Into-Kustannus Oy.

- Saari, J. (2016). Yksinäisten Suomi. Gaudeamus.

- Saari, J., Eskelinen, N. & Björklund, L. (2020). Raskas perintö -ylisukupolvinen huono-osaisuus Suomessa. Gaudeamus.

- Bessonoff, A., Tammi, T., & Raento, P. (2013). Addiktioyhteiskunta: Riippuvuus aikamme ilmiönä. Gaudeamus.

Teaching methods

The course includes classroom teaching, studying independently and in a group and visiting social work fields.

Employer connections

Students make visits to social work field.

Student workload

135 hours

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students are able to define the concepts of social engagement/participation and marginalization and to name associations between social engagement and welfare. Students are able to explain phenomena that produce marginalization from perspectives of individual person, of community and of society. They name the issues of participation and marginalization as belonging to their scope of practice in the social field, and examine their personal professional interests.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to define the concepts of social engagement/participation and marginalization and to explain associations between social engagement and welfare. Students are able to extensively examine phenomena that produce marginalization from perspectives of individual person, of community and of society. They see the issues of participation and marginalization as belonging to their scope of practice in the social field, and reflect on their personal professional interests.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students are able to define the concepts of social engagement/participation and marginalization and to analyse associations between social engagement and welfare. Students are also able to analyse phenomena that produce marginalization from perspectives of individual person, of community and of society. They see the issues of participation and marginalization as belonging to their scope of practice in the social field, and reflect and justify their personal professional interests.

Assessment methods and criteria

active participation in classroom teaching and learning tasks

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to define the concepts of social engagement/participation and marginalization and to name associations between social engagement and welfare. Students are able to explain phenomena that produce marginalization from perspectives of individual person, of community and of society. They name the issues of participation and marginalization as belonging to their scope of practice in the social field, and examine their personal professional interests.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students are able to define the concepts of social engagement/participation and marginalization and to explain associations between social engagement and welfare. Students are able to extensively examine phenomena that produce marginalization from perspectives of individual person, of community and of society. They see the issues of participation and marginalization as belonging to their scope of practice in the social field, and reflect on their personal professional interests.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Students are able to define the concepts of social engagement/participation and marginalization and to analyse associations between social engagement and welfare. Students are also able to analyse phenomena that produce marginalization from perspectives of individual person, of community and of society. They see the issues of participation and marginalization as belonging to their scope of practice in the social field, and reflect and justify their personal professional interests.

Qualifications

previous studies are not required