Study Guide

Objective

Students are able to name important actors of the welfare society's social security system. Students know how to define the actors' roles and responsibilities in organizing and producing support and services to citizens. With help of their knowledge of the service provision system, students become aware of the preconditions of citizens' social welfare and participation. The student is able to identify the service needs of citizens in different life situations and to outline multidisciplinary service paths. Students evaluate in accordance with social and economical sustainable development the contents, usefulness and action principles of social security services from the perspective of meeting client needs. Students recognize mutual co-operation models between different social welfare actors. Students are motivated to seek information about the social security system.

Content

- the combination of social and health services
- social benefits, assistance and services
- the public, private and third sector as providers of social and health services
- the most important social and health services and benefits, case study
-development of social security system and client participation

Materials

Havakka, P., Niemelä, M. & Uusitalo, H. 2017. Sosiaalivakuutus. Helsinki: Finva, Finanssi- ja vakuutuskustannus. (soveltuvin osin)
Ihalainen, J. & Kettunen, T. 2016. Turvaverkko vai trampoliini: sosiaaliturvan mahdollisuudet. 10. uudistettu painos. Helsinki: Sanoma Pro Oy.
Sosiaaliturvaopas. 2022. Järjestöjen sosiaaliturvaopas 2022. https://sosiaaliturvaopas.fi/
Kelan julkaisemat oppaat ja esitteet sekä verkkomateriaali.

Teaching methods

lectures, assignments individually and in groups, expert visitors, seminar, exam

Employer connections

the course does not include practice

Exam schedules

exam in the end of course

Student workload

133 hours
- 36 hours in the classroom
- 97 hours of group work and independent stud

Further information

Students choose between this course and the course Social Security in Welfare Society

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students recognise the most important actors of the social security system. They are able to name and seek the most important social and health services, as well as their implementation and application practices from the client perspective.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are aware of the contents, usefulness and action principles of the social security system. Students recognize service needs and pathways for clients in various life situations. Students recognize mutual co-operation models between different social welfare actors and development areas.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students analyze social and economical sustainability as well as connections between the social security system and individual, community-level and social background factors. Students are able to name contents, usefulness and action principles of the social security system from the perspective of meeting client needs. Students know how to recognize and evaluate social security system’s various actors’ practices and co-operation as well as development areas.