Opetussuunnitelmat

Objective

The students become aware of the social context of guiding and counselling work for young people, including the risks inherent in the transition from education to the working life. They know about the theoretical approaches of guidance, and the supply of guidance services for young people including the types of guidance used. The students understand the professional and ethical starting points for guiding and counselling work for young people, and are able to make use of multi-professional networks in their own guidance work. The students also know the guidance process and planning to be implemented in a client-oriented way. They have command of the interaction essential to the guidance, and are able to recognise young people’s needs for guidance, and to support them to manage everyday life.

Content

1. The social context of guidance.
2. Young people as clients of guidance services.
3. Theories of guidance.
4. Professional and ethical elements of guidance for young people.
5. Guidance methods and interactive skills.
6. Guidance process and plan.

Qualifications

The students know the factors related to the growth and development of the adolescent.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Excellent - Very good (4-5):
The student demonstrates to have reached the learning objectives of the course on an excellent level. The student participates in contact lessons and conversations in online environment and he/she completes the given assignments. In written assignments, he/she shows excellent capabilities to describe the subjects of the course and to consider them critically. He/she knows how to utilize both Finnish and English sources. The students follow the reporting instructions of Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences.
Good (3): The student demonstrates to have reached the learning objectives of the course on a good level. The student participates in contact lessons and the conversations in online environment and he/she completed the given assignments. In written assignments, he/she shows capabilities to describe the subjects of the course and to utilize sources. The students follow the reporting instructions of Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences.
Satisfactory - Sufficient(1-2):
The student demonstrates to have reached the learning objectives of the course on a satisfactory level. The student participates occasionally in contact lessons and only a little or not at all in conversation in online environment. He/she completes the agreed assignments satisfactorily. In written assignments, he/she shows modest capabilities to describe the subjects of the course and he/she utilizes sources very little. The student follows only partly the reporting instructions of Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences.
Fall (0): The student does not achieve the objectives and the competences of the course. Written tasks are not completed.