Social Engagement and Marginalization (5cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Students learn to define the concepts of social engagement/participation and marginalization and recognize their connections to social work field. They learn to examine associations between social engagement and welfare from the perspectives of the individual, community and society. Students know how to examine themes related to social engagement and marginalization, especially from the perspectives of poverty, addictions, criminality, homelessness, unemployment and loneliness. They learn to see issues of social engagement and marginalization as belonging to their scope of practice in the social field. Students examine phenomena that produce marginalization in a national and global context. They reflect on their personal professional interests that arise from the course themes.

Content

- social engagement and exclusion, encouraging participation, participation
- client involvement
- marginalization
- integration
- active citizenship
- poverty, unemployment, criminality, homelessness, addictions, loneliness

Materials

- - Forssén, K., Roivainen, I., Ylinen, S. & Heinonen, J.2012. Kohtaako sosiaalityö köyhyyden?
- Juhila, K.2015. Sosiaalityöntekijöinä ja asiakkaina. sosiaalityön yhteiskunnalliset tehtävät ja paikat.
- Kostiainen, E.&Laakso, S. 2015. Helsinkiläisten asunnottomuuspolut.
- Kivivuori, J.2013. Rikollisuuden syyt.Nemo.
- Laitinen, M. & Niskala, A. (toim.) 2013. Asiakkaat toimijoina sosiaalityössä. Vastapaino.
- Viljamaa, J. 2011. Pakko saada! Addiktoitunut yhteiskunta.
- in addition material introduced by the lecturer

Teaching methods

Students can choose between contact and online studies. The contact option includes learning in the classroom, online and at work life. The online option consists of an orientation, online studies and worklife learning. In both options, students write an assignment examining social engagement from one perspective of marginalization.

Employer connections

the course includes practice

Student workload

133 hours
The contact option: learning
- in the classroom 52 hours
- independently online 55 hours
- at work 26 hours
The online option:
- orientation 4 hours
- online 103 hours
- at work 26 hours

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students are able to define the concepts of social engagement/participation and marginalization and to name associations between social engagement and welfare. Students are able to explain phenomena that produce marginalization from perspectives of individual person, of community and of society. They name the issues of participation and marginalization as belonging to their scope of practice in the social field, and examine their personal professional interests.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to define the concepts of social engagement/participation and marginalization and to explain associations between social engagement and welfare. Students are able to extensively examine phenomena that produce marginalization from perspectives of individual person, of community and of society. They see the issues of participation and marginalization as belonging to their scope of practice in the social field, and reflect on their personal professional interests.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students are able to define the concepts of social engagement/participation and marginalization and to analyse associations between social engagement and welfare. Students are also able to analyse phenomena that produce marginalization from perspectives of individual person, of community and of society. They see the issues of participation and marginalization as belonging to their scope of practice in the social field, and reflect and justify their personal professional interests.

Qualifications

previous studies are not required