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Professional Competence in Elderly Care (2cr)

Code: GERPOS400-3002

General information


Enrollment
14.05.2018 - 14.09.2018
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.01.2019 - 26.04.2019
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2 cr
Local portion
1 cr
Virtual portion
1 cr
Mode of delivery
Blended learning
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
0 - 21
Degree programmes
Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care, Applied Gerontology
Teachers
Pirjo Takala
Course
GERPOS400

Objective

Students learn to analyze current and future challenges in elderly care and in their profession as Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care. They analyze their competence acquired during the studies, their professional growth and development challenges.

Content

- the expertise and competence requirements of Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care
- Analyzing the reflection on current and future challenges in elderly care.
- analysis of the student's own competence compared to the competence requirements

Materials

Geronomin ammattitaitovaatimukset. 2012. Geronomiopettajien verkosto.
- Voutilainen, P. & Tiikkainen, P. (toim.) 2008. Gerontologinen hoitotyö.
- Seppänen, M. 2006. Gerontologinen sosiaalityö:katsaus lähtökohtiin, nykytilaan ja tulevaisuuteen.
- Salonen, K. 2007. Ammattitaito ja kompetenssi gerontologisessa sosiaalityössä. Teoksessa Seppänen, Karisto & Kröger (toim.) Vanhuus ja sosiaalityö. Sosiaalityö avuttomuuden ja toimijuuden välissä. Jyväskylä: PS-kustannus. ss. 53 ? 68.
- Sote-ennakointi ?sosiaali- ja terveysalan sekä varhaiskasvatuksen tulevaisuuden ennakointi. Saatavana: http://www.oph.fi/download/133556_SOTE-ENNAKOINTI_loppuraportti.pdf
- Gerontologia, Janus tai Premissi ?lehtien artikkelit.

Teaching methods

Instruktio tehtävään, itsenäinen analyysitehtävä geronomin ammatinkuvasta ja osaamisesta, tehtäväseminaari, jota ennen kirjallisen tehtävän palautus, seminaarissa esitys 15 min.

Student workload

53 hours

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

x

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:
Students are able to analyze current and future challenges in elderly care and in their profession as Bachelors of Social Services and Health Care. They can analyze their competences acquired during the studies, their professional growth and development challenges.

Fail:
Students are not able to analyze the challenges of elderly care or their professional competences.

Qualifications

Basic and professional studies

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