Practical Training: Orientation to Social Services Field (5 cr)
Code: BE00CK48-3021
General information
- Enrollment
- 26.08.2025 - 29.08.2025
- Registration for introductions has not started yet. Registration starts :startDate
- Timing
- 07.01.2026 - 31.05.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- SeAMK Social Services and Elderly Care
- Campus
- SeAMK Seinäjoki, Kampustalo
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 12 - 80
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services
- Teachers
- Mirva Siltakorpi
- Pia-Christine Sainio
- Groups
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SOS25BBachelor of Social Services
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MSOS25SBachelor of Social Services, Online Multimodal implementation
- Course
- BE00CK48
Evaluation scale
Passed/failed
Content scheduling
Orientation in week 10/2026
Practicing: weeks 18-20/2026. Seminar in the contact week 21 2026.
Objective
Students are able to describe the most typical professional fields of Bachelors of Social Services. Concerning their practical placement, they are able to describle the objectives and responsibilities which the organization has in the field of welfare services. Students are able to describe every day life, strengths and challenges of service users and other people that are in the need of support. They have capacities to meet the service users and the people closely related to them. Students are able to name some objectives and principals of professional work in social services field. They can describe clients' service network.Students are able to reflect their individual experiences and consider their future career as Bachelor of Social Services.
Content
Implementation of practical training in social welfare organization, which represents public, private or voluntary sector. Practical training can alternatively be implemented in different learning environments related to working life.
Materials
The same material as for the preceding theoretical courses and material used in practical field placements.
Teaching methods
Orientation, practical training, learning assignments and a seminar on practicing experiences.
Employer connections
- This course consists of practical training (3 weeks).
Student workload
135 hours: Orientation (4h), Practicing (3 weeks/38h/week 114h),
a seminar on practicing experiences (8h).
Learning Assignments (9h).
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Students are able to describle the most typical professional fields of Bachelors of Social Services. Concerning their practical placement, they are able to describe the objectives and responsibilities which the organization has. Students are able to describe, what kind of support the clients need. They have experiences of meeting the service users and the people closely related to them. Students are able to name some objectives and principals of professional work in social services field. They can describe clients' service network.Students are able to reflect their individual experiences and consider their future career as Bachelor of Social Services.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
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Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Students are able to describle the most typical professional fields of Bachelors of Social Services. Concerning their practical placement, they are able to describe the objectives and responsibilities which the organization has. Students are able to describe, what kind of support the clients need. They have experiences of meeting the service users and the people closely related to them. Students are able to name some objectives and principals of professional work in social services field. They can describe clients' service network.Students are able to reflect their individual experiences and consider their future career as Bachelor of Social Services.
Qualifications
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