Settings for Providing Social Services (5cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Student recognizes various settings for providing social services and sectors for producing welfare, and the respective roles of these sectors and services.
Student recognizes producing and supervision as part of social services. Student can use and apply current research.

Content

Settings and conditions for the provision of social services.
Roles of various sectors in producing welfare.
Social service provision and supervision over social service provision.
The up-to-date research about social services.

Materials

The current research articles (for example in Gerontologia, Janus, Kasvatus, Kuntoutus, Sosiologia, Työelämän tutkimus, Yhteiskuntapolitiikka, Hallinnon tutkimus, Finnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare, Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, Journal of Social Work)

Hujala, A. & Taskinen, H. (2020). Uudistuva sosiaali- ja terveysala. Tampere University Press.

Kananoja, A., Lähteinen, M., Marjamäki, P. & Aho, K. (toim.) (2017). Sosiaalityön käsikirja. Helsinki: Tietosanoma.

Teaching methods

Lectures, independent and group tasks

Student workload

5 credits = 135 hours

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students are able to recognise and name various settings for the provision of social services, sectors for producing welfare and the respective roles of these sectors and services.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student recognizes define various settings for the provision of social services, sectors for producing welfare and the respective roles of these sectors and services. Student can use current research about social services.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student define and critically analyse various settings for the provision of social services, sectors for producing welfare and the respective roles of these sectors and services. Student applies and analyzes current research about social research.

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.