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International social and health services, mental health in social work (4 cr)

Code: KF08DVV4000-3008

General information


Enrollment

23.10.2023 - 22.12.2023

Timing

23.10.2023 - 31.05.2024

Credits

4 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

1 op

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

8 - 8

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor of Social Services

Teachers

  • Anu Aalto
  • Marja-Liisa Saariaho

Student groups

  • VVO

Materials

Literature will be announced in the beginning of the course

Teaching methods

- lectures, individual tasks and group tasks in international group, workshop in virtual environment
- studies in Netherlands, Saxion UAS week 6/2024
- studies in Finland, SeAMK UAS 16/2024

Employer connections

Course includes visits in working places.

International connections

Studying in international group in english in SeAMK UAS and Saxion UAS.
Hosting introduces both countries student's daily life

Student workload

106 hours:
- 28 h lessons
- 12 h independent work
- 66 h participating in intensive weeks in Finland and Netherlands

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Pass/Failed

Content scheduling

The theme is mental health:
- mental health (life cycle and society, social impact)
- frame of reference (values and attitudes, mental health services, laws and regulations),
- methods (preventive mental health work, rehabilitation, expert expertise)

Further information

Intensive weeks:
- Orientation and preparation of the student group
- Study trip to the Netherlands and studying at SAXION UAS week 6/2024
- Seamk study week in Finland 16/2024
- The student pays for the international exchange week to the Netherlands.
- Accommodation during exchange weeks as home accommodation with another student.
- Study language is English

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed

Assessment methods and criteria

Independent tasks. group work, seminars.