Preventive and Empowering Methods (3cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Students learn to explain the concepts preventive and empowering work with older adults and become aware of the theoretical foundation of anticipatory, preventive and empowering work. Students will be able to name important actors and practices in anticipatory and preventive work with the clients and groups and give examples of what empowering work can involve in Finland and also internationally.

Content

- theoretical foundation for the promotion of health and wellbeing
- theoretical foundation for empowering work
- actors and forms of action in anticipatory and preventive work with older adults
-outreach, preventive and proactive work
- preventive multi-disciplinary work
- forms of implementing participatory, structural and empowering, work with the elderly
- activating and councelling of client groups
-sustainable deveiopment and entrepreneurship

Materials

Materials in moodle

Teaching methods

online course independently

Student workload

approximately 80 h student's work

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students are able to describe theories, actors and practices in preventive and empowering work with older people.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students compare theories, actors and practices in preventive and empowering work and evaluate the suitability of the practices in meeting clients' needs.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students analyse and evaluate the role of preventive and empowering work in supporting older adults social engagement, in strengthening their resources and in prevention of social exclusion. Students know how to plan and develop methods for preventive and empowering work.