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Assessment of Service Needs (2 cr)

Code: GERAPJ400-3009

General information


Enrollment
22.04.2024 - 04.09.2024
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
02.09.2024 - 21.12.2024
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2 cr
Local portion
2 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
SeAMK Social Services and Elderly Care
Campus
SeAMK Seinäjoki, Kampustalo
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
10 - 40
Degree programmes
Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology
Teachers
Tua Niemelä
Groups
MGERO23
Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology,Multimodal implementation
Course
GERAPJ400

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Students are able to explain the aims and principles of assessing clients' needs for services. They have knowledge of the principles and methods used in drawing up care and service plans. Students are aware of the role of multiprofessional work in the assessment of service needs. Students are able to write documentation in client-centered way and in a specified form.

Content

- aims and essential legislation in the assessment of service needs
- care and service plan
- assessment methods of functional capacities
- supporting social engagement
- the role of multiprofessionalism
- documentation in a specific form in social welfare services

Materials

-Finne-Soveri, H. yms. 2020. Iäkkäiden henkilöiden toimintakyvyn mittaaminen palvelutarpeen selvittämisen yhteydessä.TOIMIA-suositus ID S028/11.6.2020.
Autio, T. & Heikkilä, M. 2013. Palvelutarpeen arviointi. Työntekijän avuksi. IKÄKASTE II ?hankkeen julkaisuja. Saatavana: http://www.socca.fi/files/4300/Palvelutarpeen_arviointi_-_tyontekijan_avuksi.pdf
- Toimia-tietokanta. http://www.thl.fi/toimia/tietokanta/
- KomPAssi- Ikäihmisten keskitetty asiakasneuvonta ja -palveluohjaus sekä palvelutarpeen arviointi Varsinais-Suomessa. KomPAssi. Varsinais-Suomen keskitetty asiakas- ja palveluohjaus-hanke. Saatavissa:https://stm.fi/documents/1271139/12617122/KomPAssi-asiakasneuvonta-ja-palveluohjaus-sek%C3%A4-palvelutarpeen-arviointi-Varsinais-Suomessa.pdf/186cc969-6a82-b053-1a7c-475bc00f17d2/KomPAssi-asiakasneuvonta-ja-palveluohjaus-sek%C3%A4-palvelutarpeen-arviointi-Varsinais-Suomessa.pdf
- Zechner M. (toim.) Näkökulmia palvelutarpeen arviointiin. Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulun julkaisusarja B. Raportteja ja selvityksiä 144. Seinäjoki 2019. Soveltuvin osin. Saatavissa: https://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/226365
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Teaching methods

Lectures and visitors.

Student workload

54 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students recognise clients' needs for services. They are able to name principles of case management, used in drawing up care and service plans. Students are able to recognize needs' assessment, that is documented in a specified form.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students know how to compare the client's need for services. They apply the principles of case management in drawing up care and service plans.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students know how to analyse and assess clients' need for services. In co-operation with the clients, families and collaboration partners, students are able to draw up a care and service plan to meet clients' individual needs and to promote their social engagement with help of public, private and third sector services.

Qualifications

previous studies are not required

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