Community-Oriented Social Work (4cr)

Objective

Students recognize the meaning of social engagement, empowerment and social capital from the perspectives of citizens' welfare, function of society and ecosocial sustainability. Students are able to describe the principles of community social work and the theory of critical pedagogy, social pedagogic activation and encouragement. They become familiar with methods and international models used in community social work. Students learn to know social service agencies that have chosen to base their work on promoting the sense of community. Students are able to assess communities’ resources and needs for community activation. Using community work methods, students know how to launch, implement and evaluate professional action that promotes the sense of community and empowerment..

Content

- the concepts of social capital
- social pedagogic activation, social engagement
- empowering perspective and critical pedagogy
- community activation, deliberative methods in decision making
- starting, implementing and evaluation community activity
- community-oriented ideology in practice

Materials

- Karjalainen, P. & Kivipelto, M. 2014. Yhdyskuntatyö kansalaisia kohtaamassa. Teoksessa Haverinen R. & al. Sosiaalihuollon tila ja tulevaisuus. Vastapaino.
- Kuntalaiset keskiöön. Työkalupakki kuntalaisten osallistumiseksi palvelujen kehittämiseen ja päätöksentekoon. 2014. Kuntaliitto. Saatavana: http://flash.kunnat.net/2014/kuntalaiset-keskioon/files/assets/basic-html/index.html#1
- Kurki, Leena 2007. Innostava vanhuus: sosiokulttuurinen innostaminen vanhempien aikuisten parissa. Finn Lectura.
- Matthies, A.-L. & Närhi, K. 2013. Ympäristökysymysten ajankohtaisuus globaalissa ja paikallisessa sosiaalityössä. Teoksessa Hurtig, J., Nikupeteri A. & Romakkaniemi M. Tutkiva sosiaalityö. Oikeudenmukaisuus sosiaalityössä. Sosiaalityön tutkimuksen seura. Saatavana: http://www.talentia.fi/files/3176/Tutkiva_sosiaalityo_2013.pdf
- Matthies, A.-L: & Rantamäki N. 2013. Hyvinvointitalkoot – miten kuntalaisten osallistuminen tukee palveluita. Kampa-hankeen julkaisu. Saatavana:
https://www.chydenius.fi/tutkimus/sosiaalitieteet/hankkeet/kampa/kampa-julkaisut-1/kampa-julkaisut/hyvinvointitalkoot
- Roivainen, I. & al. (toim.) 2008. Yhteisöt ja sosiaalityö: kansalaisen vai asiakkaan asialla? PS-Kustannus.
- Väyrynen, S., Kostamo-Pääkkö K., & Ojaniemi, P. 2015. Sosiaalityön yhteisöllisyyttä etsimässä. United Press Global.
- Muu mahdollinen soveltuva materiaali esitellään opintojakson alussa.

Teaching methods

Kontaktiopetus, ryhmätehtävät, itsenäinen/pareittain tehtävä tutkimustehtävä ja tentti.

Employer connections

Opintojakso ei sisällä harjoittelua.

Exam schedules

Tentti 16.10.2017 klo 12.15-16 (ei edellytä ennakkoilmoittautumista). Uusintatenttimahdollisuus tutkintosäännön mukaisesti.

Student workload

106 hours

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students
- recognize the meaning of citizen's engagement, empowerment and social capital in promoting citizens' welfare, the function of society and ecosocial sustainability
- are able to describe the principles of community social work and the theory of critical pedagogy, social pedagogic activation and encouragement
- know how to assess communities’ resources and needs for community activation
- have competence to apply community work methods to create and evaluate a community activation process
- recognise methods and international models used in community social work and field agencies which apply these methods

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students
- are able to evaluate the meaning of citizens’ engagement, empowerment and social capital in promoting citizens' welfare, the function of society and ecosocial sustainability
- are able to describe the principles of community social work and the theory of critical pedagogy, social pedagogic activation and encouragement
- have ability to interpret communities’ resources and needs for community activation
- have competence to apply community work methods to create, evaluate and argue for a community activation process
- know how to compare methods and international models used in community social work and, based on sound reasoning, categorise field agencies which apply these methods

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students
- have competence to argue for the meaning of citizens’ engagement, empowerment and social capital in promoting of citizens' well-being, the function of society and ecosocial sustainability
- are able to compare principles of community social work and the theory of critical pedagogy, social pedagogic activation and encouragement
- have ability to interpret community's resources and needs for community activation based on sound reasoning
- have competence to extensively apply various community work methods to create and evaluate a community activation process
- critically evaluate various methods and international models used in community social work and, based on sound reasoning, analyse field agencies which apply these methods

Qualifications

most part of the basic studies of the degree programme

Further information

Itsenäinen tehtävä kirjallisuuden pohjalta ja sen esitys sekä luentoaineistoon ja kirjallisuuteen perustuva tentti.