Human rights, social inclusion and recovery approachLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

After the course you can:
- critically evaluate mental health and substance abuse work in accordance with international and national human rights recommendations and regulations
- evaluate and develop his/her own activities and the activities of their work community from the perspective of human rights, inclusion and recovery orientation
- critically examine mental health and mental health challenges from different theoretical perspectives
- develop and implement customer-oriented, inclusion-enhancing and stigma-reducing operating methods

Content

- Ethical principles of mental health and substance abuse work
- Human rights and participation in mental health and substance abuse work
- Stigma and prevention of exclusion
- Theoretical starting points of mental health and mental health challenges (e.g. biomedical, experiential and trauma-informed care)
- Client and person centeredness, and citizenship
- Experience - and recovery orientation

Qualifications

Mielenterveys- ja päihdetyön YAMK-opintojen opintokokonaisuuden opiskelijalta edellytetään
sairaanhoitajan, terveydenhoitajan, kätilön tai ensihoitajan perustutkintoa.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student:
-is able to search for information in the subject area and use national and international sources.
-is able to apply the collected information at a descriptive level when reviewing current practices and operating methods.
-does not show a critical evaluation of the subject area.
Participation in the course varies.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student:
-is able to search for evidence-based information in the subject area from both national and international sources of information and evaluate the sources with a critical approach.
-is able to do analysis and synthesis of the subject area.
-can use the acquired knowledge in the critical evaluation and development of current practices and operating methods.
Participation in the course is mainly active and professional.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student:
-is able to search for evidence-based information in the subject area from several national and international information sources.
-is able to evaluate studies with a critical approach and to form synthesis of the collected information.
-shows his/her in-depth view of the subject area.
-can critically evaluate current practices and create new evidence-based procedures.
Participation in the course is active and professional as a whole.

Further information

The course is a part of deepening Mental health - and addiction care Master´s degree -studies and it cannot be studied separately.