Social Security from Client Perspective (5cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Students are able to name important actors of the welfare society's social security system. Student know how to define the actors' contribution and responsibilities in organizing and producing welfare. With help of their knowledge of the service provision system, students become aware of the preconditions of citizens' social welfare. Students are able to detect citizens' service needs and service pathways. Students recognize the contents, usefulness and action principles of social security services from the perspective of meeting client needs. Students recognize mutual co-operation models between different social welfare actors. Students are motivated to seek information about the social security system.

Content

- the combination of social and health services
- social benefits
- social assistance
- social services
- the public, private and third sector as providers of social and health services
- the most important social and health services and benefits, case study

Materials

- Havakka, P., Niemelä, M. & Uusitalo, H. (toim.) 2012. Sosiaalivakuutus. Finva Finanssi- ja vakuutuskustannus.
- Pentikäinen, T. & Rantala, J. 2013. Vakuutusoppi. Finanssi ja vakuutuskustannus Oy.
- Toimeentulotuki, Opas toimeentulotukilain soveltajille, Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriön julkaisu 2013:4, Helsinki 2013, http://www.stm.fi/julkaisut/nayta/-/_julkaisu/1850826
- Toimeentuloturva kehdosta keinutuoliin. STM esitteitä 2014:7. Saatavana: http://www.stm.fi/julkaisut/esitteita-sarja/nayta/-/_julkaisu/1893807#fi
- Sosiaaliturvaopas pitkäaikaissairaille ja vammaisille, Verkkojulkaisu järjestöjen työntekijöille. Saatavana: http://www.sosiaaliturvaopas.fi
- Sosiaaliturvaopas. Kehitysvammaisten tukiliitto. Saatavana: http://www.kvtl.fi/media/Julkaisut/Oppaat/Sosiaaliturvaopas.pdf
- brochures and online material
- in addition other material introduced by the lecturer

Teaching methods

lectures, assignments individually, in pairs and in groups, expert visitors, study visits, seminar, exam

Employer connections

the course does not include practice

Exam schedules

exam in the end of course, in general exam day possibility to make new exam

Student workload

133 hours
- 36 hours in the classroom
- 97 hours of group work and independent study

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students recognise the most important actors of the social security system. They are able to name and seek the most important social and health services, as well as their implementation and application practices from the client perspective.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are aware of the contents, usefulness and action principles of the social security system. Students recognize service needs and pathways for clients in various life situations. Students recognize mutual co-operation models between different social welfare actors.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students analyze connections between the social security system and individual, community-level and social background factors. Students are able to name contents, usefulness and action principles of the social security system from the perspective of meeting client needs. Students know how to recognize and evaluate the function of the social security system and the practices and cooperation of various actors.

Qualifications

The course is undertaken simultanously or after the course Introduction to Welfare society

Further information

Students choose between this course and the course Social Security in Welfare Society