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Remote counselling (5 cr)

Code: BG00CK22-3002

General information


Enrollment
06.11.2023 - 17.01.2024
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.01.2024 - 31.07.2024
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Master's Degree in Social Services and Health Care, Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Teachers
Sami Perälä
Mari Salminen-Tuomaala
Course
BG00CK22

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

The potential of remote counselling services in supporting self-care and rehabilitation of various groups of clients has been growing in recent years. This course helps students examine and reflect on the usefulness and challenges of various remote counselling methods from the perspective of both professionals and clients.
The course aim is to help students deepen their competence in the use and development of remote counselling methods.

Content

• Ethics and data security in remote services
• Remote counselling and remote rehabilitation; examination, observation, counselling and self-care counselling of clients by means of remote technology
• eHealth, mHealth
• Special features in interaction in remote services
* Remote counseling simulation based practices

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment, level satisfactory (1-2)
Students recognise ethical and data security issues in remote services. Students know how and in what kind of settings clients can be examined, observed and counselled using remote counselling technology. They know the meaning of eHealth and mHealth. Students are able to list special features in interaction in remote services.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Assessment, level good (3-4)
Students reflect on factors affecting ethical and data security issues in remote services. Students can describe and give reasons for how and in what kind of settings clients can be examined, observed and counselled using remote counselling technology. They can explain when eHealth and mHealth can be made use of. Students are able to describe and give examples of special features in interaction in remote services.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Assessment, level excellent (5)
Students take into account and anticipate factors affecting ethical and data security issues when they plan remote services. Students know how to use remote counselling, explain their action and competently recognize the settings in which they can examine, observe and counsel clients using remote counselling technology. They are able to use eHealth and mHealth methods in client counselling. Students are able to anticipate special features in interaction in remote services, and based on this knowledge, know how to plan high quality remote counselling.

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