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Clients and Environments in Green CareLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: SZZZ1852

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish

Responsible person

  • Heidi Kihlström

Objective

The student is able to define central client groups and goals related to Green Care and well-being:

- The student is able to encounter different client groups and she can consider client needs in Green Care environment.
- The student is able to recognize and name client’s goals.
- The student can combine Green Care knowledge to client’s goals related to well-being.
The student can analyze Green Care environments and plan and modify them for Green Care activities:

- The student masters concepts of Green Care environments and she is able to apply the concepts into client work
- The student understands the meaning of guiding clients in Green Care activities and environments
- The student is able to analyze and modify Green Care environment through client orientated approach. She can take accessibility, experiencing nature, person-environment fit and environment’s suitability for client into account.

Content

Getting to know different client groups, setting the goals and client’s occupational performance. Physical and social Green Care environment and the meaning of guiding in when working with clients. Green Care environment’s accessibility and usability. Analyzing and modifying Green Care environments to meet client’s needs.

Qualifications

Basics of Green Care

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass/Fail Evaluation is based on documenting the work, work during contact day and peer evaluation. Pass: The student is able to recognize different client groups. She is able to apply knowledge related to client when planning and modifying Green Care environment in order to help client to reach her goals. The student recognizes Green Care potential in her own environment. She can describe Green Care environments and their effects on well-being. The student knows borderlines of Green Care environment (e.g. accessibility and usability. She can critically evaluate environment's suitability for the client. The student recognizes needs of different Green Care-environment users. The student can describe different ways of guiding clients in Green Care environment in order to help then to reach their goals.

Enrollment

01.08.2023 - 24.08.2023

Timing

30.10.2023 - 19.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Online learning

Unit

School of Health and Social Studies

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 25

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Rehabilitation Counselling
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Occupational Therapy
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Social Services
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
Teachers
  • Sanna Peltola
  • Heidi Kihlström
Teacher in charge

Heidi Kihlström

Objectives

The student is able to define central client groups and goals related to Green Care and well-being:

- The student is able to encounter different client groups and she can consider client needs in Green Care environment.
- The student is able to recognize and name client’s goals.
- The student can combine Green Care knowledge to client’s goals related to well-being.
The student can analyze Green Care environments and plan and modify them for Green Care activities:

- The student masters concepts of Green Care environments and she is able to apply the concepts into client work
- The student understands the meaning of guiding clients in Green Care activities and environments
- The student is able to analyze and modify Green Care environment through client orientated approach. She can take accessibility, experiencing nature, person-environment fit and environment’s suitability for client into account.

Content

Getting to know different client groups, setting the goals and client’s occupational performance. Physical and social Green Care environment and the meaning of guiding in when working with clients. Green Care environment’s accessibility and usability. Analyzing and modifying Green Care environments to meet client’s needs.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Lectures and material on moodle:
- powerpoint slides, interviews, online lectueres and other material
- Sempik, J., Hine, R., & Wilcock D. (ed.) 2010. Green Care: Conceptual Framework.
- Vehmasto, E. (toim.).2014. Green Care-toimintatavan suuntaviivat Suomessa.
- Current articles and publications

Teaching methods

Online lectures, lectures, webinars (two "basic webinar and one webinar day) and assignments. Attendance to webinar day day is required.

Student workload

Online lectures, webinars and study material 3,5 ects, assignments and webinarday 1,5 ects. Student workload, all together 135h= 5 ects.

Further information for students

Open University 10 places
This coure is a part of Green Care Pro-education. More information: ttps://blogi.eoppimispalvelut.fi/greencare/

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Evaluation criteria, pass/failed

Pass/Fail Evaluation is based on documenting the work, work during contact day and peer evaluation. Pass: The student is able to recognize different client groups. She is able to apply knowledge related to client when planning and modifying Green Care environment in order to help client to reach her goals. The student recognizes Green Care potential in her own environment. She can describe Green Care environments and their effects on well-being. The student knows borderlines of Green Care environment (e.g. accessibility and usability. She can critically evaluate environment's suitability for the client. The student recognizes needs of different Green Care-environment users. The student can describe different ways of guiding clients in Green Care environment in order to help then to reach their goals.

Prerequisites

Basics of Green Care

Enrollment

01.08.2022 - 09.10.2022

Timing

31.10.2022 - 21.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Online learning

Unit

School of Health and Social Studies

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 25

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Rehabilitation Counselling
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Occupational Therapy
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Social Services
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
Teachers
  • Sanna Peltola
  • Heidi Kihlström
Teacher in charge

Heidi Kihlström

Objectives

The student is able to define central client groups and goals related to Green Care and well-being:

- The student is able to encounter different client groups and she can consider client needs in Green Care environment.
- The student is able to recognize and name client’s goals.
- The student can combine Green Care knowledge to client’s goals related to well-being.
The student can analyze Green Care environments and plan and modify them for Green Care activities:

- The student masters concepts of Green Care environments and she is able to apply the concepts into client work
- The student understands the meaning of guiding clients in Green Care activities and environments
- The student is able to analyze and modify Green Care environment through client orientated approach. She can take accessibility, experiencing nature, person-environment fit and environment’s suitability for client into account.

Content

Getting to know different client groups, setting the goals and client’s occupational performance. Physical and social Green Care environment and the meaning of guiding in when working with clients. Green Care environment’s accessibility and usability. Analyzing and modifying Green Care environments to meet client’s needs.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Luentotallenteet ja opintomateriaalit moodlessa.
- Diasarjat, haastattelutallenteet, luentotallenteet ja muut materiaalit
- Sempik, J., Hine, R., & Wilcock D. (ed.)2010. Green Care: Conceptual Framework. verkkojulkaisu
- Vehmasto, E. (toim.).2014. Green Care-toimintatavan suuntaviivat Suomessa.
- Ajankohtaiset artikkelit ja julkaisut

Teaching methods

Verkkoluennot, luennot, webinaarit ja oppimistehtävät. Opintojakso toteutuu kokonaisuudessaan webinaarina. Osallistumista jakson loppupuolella toteutettavaan webinaaripäivään edellytetään.

Further information for students

Avoin AMK 10

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Evaluation criteria, pass/failed

Pass/Fail Evaluation is based on documenting the work, work during contact day and peer evaluation. Pass: The student is able to recognize different client groups. She is able to apply knowledge related to client when planning and modifying Green Care environment in order to help client to reach her goals. The student recognizes Green Care potential in her own environment. She can describe Green Care environments and their effects on well-being. The student knows borderlines of Green Care environment (e.g. accessibility and usability. She can critically evaluate environment's suitability for the client. The student recognizes needs of different Green Care-environment users. The student can describe different ways of guiding clients in Green Care environment in order to help then to reach their goals.

Prerequisites

Basics of Green Care

Timing

30.05.2022 - 26.08.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Health and Social Studies

Campus

Lutakko Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Rehabilitation Counselling
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Occupational Therapy
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Social Services
  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Physiotherapy
Teachers
  • Sanna Peltola
  • Heidi Kihlström
Teacher in charge

Heidi Kihlström

Groups
  • ZJA21SSHKKD
    Avoin amk, KKD, Hyvinvointivalmennuksen KKD

Objectives

The student is able to define central client groups and goals related to Green Care and well-being:

- The student is able to encounter different client groups and she can consider client needs in Green Care environment.
- The student is able to recognize and name client’s goals.
- The student can combine Green Care knowledge to client’s goals related to well-being.
The student can analyze Green Care environments and plan and modify them for Green Care activities:

- The student masters concepts of Green Care environments and she is able to apply the concepts into client work
- The student understands the meaning of guiding clients in Green Care activities and environments
- The student is able to analyze and modify Green Care environment through client orientated approach. She can take accessibility, experiencing nature, person-environment fit and environment’s suitability for client into account.

Content

Getting to know different client groups, setting the goals and client’s occupational performance. Physical and social Green Care environment and the meaning of guiding in when working with clients. Green Care environment’s accessibility and usability. Analyzing and modifying Green Care environments to meet client’s needs.

Further information for students

Avoimen amk:n erillistoteutus hyvinvointivalmennuksen kkd:n ryhmälle

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, pass/failed

Pass/Fail Evaluation is based on documenting the work, work during contact day and peer evaluation. Pass: The student is able to recognize different client groups. She is able to apply knowledge related to client when planning and modifying Green Care environment in order to help client to reach her goals. The student recognizes Green Care potential in her own environment. She can describe Green Care environments and their effects on well-being. The student knows borderlines of Green Care environment (e.g. accessibility and usability. She can critically evaluate environment's suitability for the client. The student recognizes needs of different Green Care-environment users. The student can describe different ways of guiding clients in Green Care environment in order to help then to reach their goals.

Prerequisites

Basics of Green Care