Settings for Providing Social Services (5cr)

Objective

Students recognise various settings for providing social services and sectors for producing welfare, and the respective roles of these sectors and services.

Content

Settings and conditions for the provision of social services. Roles of various sectors in producing welfare. Social service provision and supervision over social service provision.

Materials

Is introduced during the course.

Teaching methods

The course material consist of lectures and literature. These and the task(s) that the passing of the course requires are explained when the course begins.

Employer connections

Possibly visiting lecturers and working life oriented tasks.

International connections

Textual and visual material or visiting lecturers in other than Finnish language are possible.

Student workload

5 ECTS equals to approximately 135 hours of work for student.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students are able to recognise and name various settings for the provision of social services, sectors for producing welfare and the respective roles of these sectors and services.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to recognise and define various settings for the provision of social services, sectors for producing welfare and the respective roles of these sectors and services.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students are able to define and critically analyse various settings for the provision of social services, sectors for producing welfare and the respective roles of these sectors and services.

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.