Family Counselling (4cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Content scheduling

Opintojakson kontaktimuotoinen orientointi toteutuu 23.5.2017 klo 14-16. Opintojakso toteutuu aikavälillä 23.5.-6.8.2017.

Objective

Students learn to use the psychosocial approach and professional interaction when working with and counselling families with children. Students learn to recognise needs to apply family counselling methods and evaluate their suitability in various client situations, whether for preventive or corrective purposes. Students are able to describe work environments in which it is possible to carry out family counselling. They learn to analyse the work orientations, practices and international models used in family counselling. Students have assimiliated the process of goal-oriented family counselling. They are able to apply the methods in practical work situations and to develop and evaluate their action.

Content

- family counselling and related concepts
- family counselling settings, early childhood education, family centres, child welfare services
- professional interaction in family counselling
- the process of family counselling
- appoaches to work in family counselling
- methods of family counselling
- international models of family counselling
- evaluation and development of one's action

Materials

Opintojakson opiskelumateriaali on sijoitettu Moodle -oppimisympäristöön.

Teaching methods

Opintojakso suoritetaan kesällä verkko-opiskeluna. Opintojakso orientoidaan kontaktimuotoisesti. Orientointiin osallistuminen on ehdottoman välttämätöntä. Opiskelija tekee kaksi tutustumiskäyntiä opintojakson sisällön mukaisiin toimipisteisiin. Tutustumiskäynnit sovitaan orientoinnin yhteydessä.

Employer connections

Opiskelija tekee kaksi tutustumiskäyntiä opintojakson sisällön mukaisiin toimipisteisiin.

Exam schedules

Opintojaksolla laaditaan verkkomuotoinen oppimispäiväkirja.

Completion alternatives

Opintojakso toteutuu kesäopintojen aikana vain verkkototeutuksena.

Student workload

106h.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Scale 1-5.
Grade 5:
The students
- are able to evaluate broadly and critically the position, the goal and the meaning of family counselling, both on individual and on societal level, in preventive and in repairing work with families
- are able to justify broadly and in development oriented way their individual skills in psychosocial and strengths giving interactive work orientation
- are able to evaluate and to develop a goal-oriented family counselling process
- are capable to analyze and to develop orientations, methods and international models, which are used in family counselling and to evaluate their individual actions in family counselling
Grade 3-4:
The students
- are able to describe and to analyze social work fields, where family counselling can be implemented
- can evaluate needs for family counselling methods in preventive and in repairing work with families
- are able to choose, to use and to justify orientations, methods and international models of family counselling and have capacities to apply them to cases, which are similar with situations in the field.
- are able to plan a goal-oriented family counselling process
- are capable to reflect their individual actions from the perspective of professional ethics
Grade 1-2:
The students
- are able to describe social work fields, where family counselling can be implemented
- can recognize the basic principles and meanings of psychosocial work and professional interaction
- can explain needs and principles for family counselling methods in preventive and in repairing work with families
- are able to explain orientations, methods and international models of family counselling and have capacities to apply them to most typical cases.
- are able to recognize different stages of goal-oriented family counselling process and are able to apply these skills in their individual actions

Qualifications

most part of the module Knowledge Base in Social Work

Further information

Verkkototeutuksessa opintojakso sisältää kontaktimuotoisen orientoinnin. Kesäopintototeutuksessa orientointi toteutuu 23.5.2017 klo 14-16.