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Bachelor's Degree Programme in Social Services: SOS2019SMM

Code: SOS2019SMM

Degree:
Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care

Degree title:
Bachelor of Social Services

Credits:
210 ects

Duration:
3.5 years (210 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2019

Teaching language:
Finnish

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 Autumn 2019 Spring 2020 Autumn 2020 Spring 2021 Autumn 2021 Spring 2022 Autumn 2022 1. / 2019 2. / 2020 3. / 2020 1. / 2020 2. / 2021 3. / 2021 1. / 2021 2. / 2022 3. / 2022 1. / 2022
ZZP03Z-1331
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

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ZZPP0500 Development as an Expert 5 2.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
ZZPP0400 ICT Skills 3 3 3 3
ZZPC0200 English for Working Life 4 4 4 4
ZZPC0300 Swedish for Working Life 4 4 4 4
ZZPC0400 Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes) 3 3 3 3
ZZPP0710 Entrepreneurship 3 3 3 3
ZZPP0730 JAMK InnoFlash 2 2 2 2
SZZ15Z-1153
COMMON BASIC COURSES IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL STUDIES

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SZZZ1510 Basics of Anatomy and Physiology 3 3 3 3
SZZZ1520 Basics of Medicine in Public Health 3 3 3 3
SZZZ1530 Basics of Pharmacotherapy 2 2 2 2
SZZZ1540 Occupational Safety and Wellbeing in Work Environment 3 3 3 3
SZX15Z-1153
CLIENTHOOD IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

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SZYY1500 Basics of Health Promotion and Wellbeing 3 3 3 3
SZXX1510 Client Centered Approach in Health and Social Services 3 3 3 3
SZXX1530 Health Care and Social Welfare Services 4 4 4 4
SZXX1801 Functional Ability, Participation and Counselling 6 6 6 6
SO151Z-1030
CLIENT WORK IN SOCIAL SERVICES

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SOSS1501 The Social Multi-disciplinary Premises 3 3 3 3
SOSS1502 Social Counselling and Education in Client Work 3 3 3 3
SOSS1503 Basics of Child Welfare and Family Work 5 5 5 5
SZZZ1539 Mental Health and Substance Abuse 5 5 5 5
SOSS1506 Work with Seniors and Elders 5 5 5 5
SWOS1807 Social Policy and Social Problems 5 5 5 5
SOSSW500 Orientation to Client Work 6 6 6 6
SOSSW501 Professional Practice 1 12 12 12 12
SO152Z-1030
WORKING PRACTICES AND METHODS IN SOCIAL SERVICES

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SOSS1508 Creative activities in Client Work 3 3 3 3
SOSS1509 Methods of Child Welfare and Family Work 5 5 5 5
SWOS1510 Music and Physical Activities 5 5 5 5
SOSS1513 Solution-focused Orientation and Dialogic Network Methods 5 5 5 5
SOSS1514 Social Security and Social Counselling 5 5 5 5
SOSSW502 Professional Practice 2 11 11 11 11
SO153Z-1030
SOCIAL SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION

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SOSS1515 Participation in Client Work 7 7 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
SWOS1516 Multicultural Work 3 3 3 3
SOSS1518 Psychosocial Crisis Intervention 5 5 5 5
SO154Z-1030
TEAM LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT IN SOCIAL SERVICES

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SOSS1519 Team Leadership in Social Services 5 5 5 5
SOSSW503 Professional Practice in Team Leadership 6 6 6 6
SZXX1805 Professional development, leadership and service design 5 5 5 5
SSZ06Z-1024
DEVELOPING EXPERTICE IN SOCIAL SERVICE

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SZZZ1601 Developing Expertice I 10 10 10 10
SZZZ1602 Developing Expertice II 10 10 10 10
ZZG01Z-1366
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION ACTIVITIES

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0 - 15
ZYVZ0200 The Dreams+Inspiration! 3
ZYVZ0100 NY-startup 1 10
ZYVZ0150 NY-startup 2 5
ZZWZ0150 DreamUp project 5
ZZVV0420 Create your own job 1 - 2
ZZVZ0250 Demola Project 5
ZZVZ0400 Pre-Incubator 5
ZZVZ0450 Incubator 8
SZZ01Z-1129
THESIS

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ZZPP0610 Research and Development 5 5 5 5
SZZO1500 Bachelor's Thesis Part 1 5 5 5 5
SZZO1510 Bachelor's Thesis Part 2 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
SZZZZ310 Maturity Test 0
SOS2019SMM-1001
ELECTIVE STUDIES

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10
Total 210 59.5 60.3 55.3 25 27.3 32.3 29 31.3 24.5 30.8 25 27.3 32.3 0 29 31.3 0 24.5 30.8 0 25

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

Bachelor's Degree: Common competences at JAMK 2017-2019

Internationality skills

The student
* co-operates in a multicultural environment
* works independently in situations involving working life communications in the two national languages and at least one foreign language
* takes the impacts and opportunities of internationalisation trends into consideration in his/her field.

English for Working Life
Swedish for Working Life
Demola Project
Learning skills

The student
* assesses and develops their competencies, and is willing to continue learning
* acquires, processes and assesses his/her own field data, theories, concepts, methods and principles critically
* assumes responsibility for group learning and sharing learned knowledge.

Development as an Expert
ICT Skills
Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes)
Entrepreneurship
JAMK InnoFlash
Basics of Anatomy and Physiology
Basics of Pharmacotherapy
Client Centered Approach in Health and Social Services
Health Care and Social Welfare Services
Creative activities in Client Work
Music and Physical Activities
The Dreams+Inspiration!
Demola Project
Research and Development
Bachelor's Thesis Part 1
Bachelor's Thesis Part 2
Information management skills

The student
* carries out research and development projects by applying the information, methods and practical skills acquired
* solves problems in a new way, creatively and develop working skills
* obtains information that is relevant in view of the development challenge or problem at hand and makes decisions based on it.

Development as an Expert
ICT Skills
Entrepreneurship
JAMK InnoFlash
Developing Expertice I
Developing Expertice II
The Dreams+Inspiration!
Demola Project
Research and Development
Working life skills

The student:
* acts in a collaborative manner as a member of student and work communities and other groups in compliance with the principles of professional ethics and furthers the performance and well-being of the group
* organises work duties, workflows and decision-making and works in expert duties in a systematic and goal-oriented manner
* shares his/her expertise and makes use of the expertise of others.

English for Working Life
Swedish for Working Life
Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes)
Entrepreneurship
JAMK InnoFlash
Professional development, leadership and service design
Developing Expertice I
Developing Expertice II
The Dreams+Inspiration!
NY-startup 1
NY-startup 2
DreamUp project
Create your own job
Demola Project
Communication skills

The student
* communicates well, both orally and in writing in his/her mother tongue
* uses information and communications technology in his/her assignments in many ways
* considers various factors in his/her work and works in networks.

Development as an Expert
ICT Skills
English for Working Life
Swedish for Working Life
Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes)
DreamUp project
Demola Project
Research and Development
Bachelor's Thesis Part 2
Maturity Test
Entrepreneurship skills

The student:
* builds customer-driven, sustainable and economically profitable solutions in his/her networks
* takes responsibility for his/her own actions and their consequences
* shows courage to try new things and manages the risks involved.

Entrepreneurship
JAMK InnoFlash
The Dreams+Inspiration!
NY-startup 1
NY-startup 2
DreamUp project
Create your own job
Demola Project
Pre-Incubator
Incubator
Not grouped
Basics of Medicine in Public Health
Occupational Safety and Wellbeing in Work Environment
Basics of Health Promotion and Wellbeing
Functional Ability, Participation and Counselling
The Social Multi-disciplinary Premises
Social Counselling and Education in Client Work
Basics of Child Welfare and Family Work
Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Work with Seniors and Elders
Social Policy and Social Problems
Orientation to Client Work
Professional Practice 1
Methods of Child Welfare and Family Work
Solution-focused Orientation and Dialogic Network Methods
Social Security and Social Counselling
Professional Practice 2
Participation in Client Work
Multicultural Work
Psychosocial Crisis Intervention
Team Leadership in Social Services
Professional Practice in Team Leadership

Bachelor's degree: Common competences in Health Care and Social Services 2015-2019

Wellness and Health Promotion Skills

* can identify the factors that affect wellness and health and can understand their role at different levels of the promotion of wellness and health, aiming to ensure results such as, for example, a reduction of health inequalities and the prevention of social exclusion
* is able to promote the wellness and health of individuals and groups, thereby strengthening the inclusiveness and self-responsibility of customers
* is able to guide and coach individuals, groups and communities by applying the guidance theories and methods, as well as through the means of a variety of communication channels
* is able to design and implement wellness and health promotion intervention at individual, group and community levels
* is able to evaluate and take into account the wellness and health-related factors in decision-making and action
* knows how to use multi-expert networks.

Basics of Health Promotion and Wellbeing
Functional Ability, Participation and Counselling
Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Music and Physical Activities
Developing Expertice I
Customer Skills in the Health Care and Social Services Sector

* is able to work according to the values and professional ethical principles of the health care and social services sector
* is familiar with a variety of human perceptions and is able to identify their own values
* is able to apply theoretical work orientation and customer-related working methods in a customer-orientated manner
* is able to create both the involvement of the targeted customer and the professional interaction and cooperation relationships that serve to support resources
* understands the variety of factors that affect the work and functional ability of the customer and is able to evaluate such factors.

Basics of Anatomy and Physiology
Basics of Medicine in Public Health
Basics of Pharmacotherapy
Occupational Safety and Wellbeing in Work Environment
Basics of Health Promotion and Wellbeing
Client Centered Approach in Health and Social Services
Functional Ability, Participation and Counselling
Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Creative activities in Client Work
Operating Environment Skills in the Health Care and Social Services Sector

* knows the services and information systems that are involved in the health care and social services sector, along with the related legislation, and health care and social services sector programmes and guidelines, and a student can make use of them in their work
* operates purposefully as experts in multidisciplinary teams and networks
* understands the factors that affect changes in the health care and social services sector
* can distinguish between the phases involved in the customer processes and can identify their development needs
* is able to develop and produce customer needs, based on effective, economical, efficient and safe services in multi-professional collaboration
* is able to operate based on evidence and good practice.

Health Care and Social Welfare Services
Functional Ability, Participation and Counselling
Professional development, leadership and service design
Developing Expertice II
Not grouped
Development as an Expert
ICT Skills
English for Working Life
Swedish for Working Life
Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes)
Entrepreneurship
JAMK InnoFlash
The Social Multi-disciplinary Premises
Social Counselling and Education in Client Work
Basics of Child Welfare and Family Work
Work with Seniors and Elders
Social Policy and Social Problems
Orientation to Client Work
Professional Practice 1
Methods of Child Welfare and Family Work
Solution-focused Orientation and Dialogic Network Methods
Social Security and Social Counselling
Professional Practice 2
Participation in Client Work
Multicultural Work
Psychosocial Crisis Intervention
Team Leadership in Social Services
Professional Practice in Team Leadership
The Dreams+Inspiration!
NY-startup 1
NY-startup 2
DreamUp project
Create your own job
Demola Project
Pre-Incubator
Incubator
Research and Development
Bachelor's Thesis Part 1
Bachelor's Thesis Part 2
Maturity Test

Bachelor's degree: Social Services 2017-2019

Client work skills

Bachelor of Social Services
- is capable of creating a professional interaction and collaboration relationship and estimate the client’s service needs
- is capable of supporting the growth and development of individuals, the everyday life of families and the relationships between family members
- is capable of planning, implementing and assessing the client’s service process
- recognises the protective and risk factors of welfare and is capable of applying the points of view of preventive work and early support
- is capable of supporting clients, client groups and communities in a goal-oriented, empowering and engaging manner
- is capable of applying and assessing theoretical client work orientations and methods
- is capable of conducting client work in a culturally sensitive manner that supports diversity and promotes dialogue between cultures
- is capable of engaging in counselling work in various kinds of electronic operating environments and of guiding clients in the use of e-services
- is capable of assessing client work and documenting it in a client-oriented manner.

Social Counselling and Education in Client Work
Orientation to Client Work
Professional Practice 1
Methods of Child Welfare and Family Work
Music and Physical Activities
Solution-focused Orientation and Dialogic Network Methods
Social Security and Social Counselling
Professional Practice 2
Participation in Client Work
Critical and participatory social competence

Bachelor of Social Services
- is capable of professional reflection
- is capable of analysing the national and global structures and processes that give rise to inequality, deprivation and welfare and of preventing social exclusion
- is capable of defending the interests of those who are in a vulnerable position and silenced and of raising awareness of unreasonable life situations in political decision-making among the parties responsible
- is familiar with the local government decision-making system and capable of acting according to its principles
- is capable of promoting the participatory of citizens and the opportunities for participation and of exerting influence in collaboration with various parties.

The Social Multi-disciplinary Premises
Social Policy and Social Problems
Participation in Client Work
Multicultural Work
Psychosocial Crisis Intervention
Ethical Competence in the Field of Social Services

Bachelor of Social Services
- is capable of acting in accordance with the regulations pertaining to human and basic rights, values governing the field of social services and the principles of professional ethics
- understands the significance of his/her own conception of human life and personal set of values in client work
- is capable of acting in an ethically justified way in situations that involve value conflicts
- is capable of promoting non-discrimination and equality
- is capable of taking the side of the socially most vulnerable individuals and groups.

The Social Multi-disciplinary Premises
Basics of Child Welfare and Family Work
Work with Seniors and Elders
Orientation to Client Work
Professional Practice 1
Methods of Child Welfare and Family Work
Solution-focused Orientation and Dialogic Network Methods
Social Security and Social Counselling
Professional Practice 2
Participation in Client Work
Multicultural Work
Psychosocial Crisis Intervention
Professional Practice in Team Leadership
Service system competencies in the social services sector

Bachelor of Social Services
- is capable of analysing the local and global challenges related to well-being and sustainable development as well as their impact on social and health care services
- is familiar with the legal and regulatory framework governing the field and is capable of applying the principal legislation
- masters the ways of arranging and providing social and health care as well as education and training services and their direction and monitoring
- is familiar with social security and welfare services in the public, private and third sector and is capable of providing advice and counselling in social security
- is capable of integrating services in a need-based way and serve as the driver of change
- is capable of acting as an expert in the field of social services and of substantiating the client’s best interest in multi-professional and multi-disciplinary collaboration.

Social Counselling and Education in Client Work
Basics of Child Welfare and Family Work
Work with Seniors and Elders
Social Policy and Social Problems
Orientation to Client Work
Professional Practice 1
Social Security and Social Counselling
Multicultural Work
Psychosocial Crisis Intervention
Team Leadership in Social Services
Professional Practice in Team Leadership
Development and innovation competence in research activities

Bachelor of Social Services
- is capable of innovative problem-solving and networking in the development efforts pursued in the field of social services
- is capable of developing client work methods, practices and service processes in a partnership-oriented manner
- is capable of planning, implementing and assessing development projects
- is capable of applying research and development methods in the development of operating practices
- is capable of producing and evaluating information for the purpose of promoting well-being
- is capable of acting in accordance with the ethical principles and guidelines governing research and development.

Team Leadership in Social Services
Work community, managerial and entrepreneurial competence

Bachelor of Social Services
- is capable of acting in a collaborative manner in team, work community and international settings
- is capable of acting as the first-line manager for the work community
- is familiar with the principal labour legislation and promotes occupational safety
- is capable of self-management and promotes not only one’s own well-being but also that of the entire work community
- is capable of assessing the quality, results and effects of the work pursued
- understands the significance of economics and strategic leadership in his/her own work
- is familiar with the basic preconditions of entrepreneurship in the field of social services.

Team Leadership in Social Services
Professional Practice in Team Leadership
Not grouped
Development as an Expert
ICT Skills
English for Working Life
Swedish for Working Life
Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes)
Entrepreneurship
JAMK InnoFlash
Basics of Anatomy and Physiology
Basics of Medicine in Public Health
Basics of Pharmacotherapy
Occupational Safety and Wellbeing in Work Environment
Basics of Health Promotion and Wellbeing
Client Centered Approach in Health and Social Services
Health Care and Social Welfare Services
Functional Ability, Participation and Counselling
Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Creative activities in Client Work
Professional development, leadership and service design
Developing Expertice I
Developing Expertice II
The Dreams+Inspiration!
NY-startup 1
NY-startup 2
DreamUp project
Create your own job
Demola Project
Pre-Incubator
Incubator
Research and Development
Bachelor's Thesis Part 1
Bachelor's Thesis Part 2
Maturity Test

Structure of the studies (Bachelor's degree)

Professional Studies
Basics of Anatomy and Physiology
Basics of Medicine in Public Health
Basics of Pharmacotherapy
Occupational Safety and Wellbeing in Work Environment
Basics of Health Promotion and Wellbeing
Client Centered Approach in Health and Social Services
Health Care and Social Welfare Services
Functional Ability, Participation and Counselling
The Social Multi-disciplinary Premises
Social Counselling and Education in Client Work
Basics of Child Welfare and Family Work
Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Work with Seniors and Elders
Social Policy and Social Problems
Creative activities in Client Work
Methods of Child Welfare and Family Work
Music and Physical Activities
Solution-focused Orientation and Dialogic Network Methods
Social Security and Social Counselling
Participation in Client Work
Multicultural Work
Psychosocial Crisis Intervention
Team Leadership in Social Services
Professional development, leadership and service design
Developing Expertice I
Research and Development
Practical Training
Orientation to Client Work
Professional Practice 1
Professional Practice 2
Professional Practice in Team Leadership
Developing Expertice II
Bachelor's Thesis
Bachelor's Thesis Part 1
Bachelor's Thesis Part 2
Maturity Test
Core Studies
Development as an Expert
ICT Skills
English for Working Life
Swedish for Working Life
Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes)
Entrepreneurship
JAMK InnoFlash
Elective Studies
The Dreams+Inspiration!
NY-startup 1
NY-startup 2
DreamUp project
Create your own job
Demola Project
Pre-Incubator
Incubator
Not grouped

Code Name Credits (cr)
ZZP03Z-1331
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

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ZZPP0500 Development as an Expert 5
ZZPP0400 ICT Skills 3
ZZPC0200 English for Working Life 4
ZZPC0300 Swedish for Working Life 4
ZZPC0400 Communication Skills (for Finnish degree programmes) 3
ZZPP0710 Entrepreneurship 3
ZZPP0730 JAMK InnoFlash 2
SZZ15Z-1153
COMMON BASIC COURSES IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL STUDIES

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11
SZZZ1510 Basics of Anatomy and Physiology 3
SZZZ1520 Basics of Medicine in Public Health 3
SZZZ1530 Basics of Pharmacotherapy 2
SZZZ1540 Occupational Safety and Wellbeing in Work Environment 3
SZX15Z-1153
CLIENTHOOD IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

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16
SZYY1500 Basics of Health Promotion and Wellbeing 3
SZXX1510 Client Centered Approach in Health and Social Services 3
SZXX1530 Health Care and Social Welfare Services 4
SZXX1801 Functional Ability, Participation and Counselling 6
SO151Z-1030
CLIENT WORK IN SOCIAL SERVICES

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SOSS1501 The Social Multi-disciplinary Premises 3
SOSS1502 Social Counselling and Education in Client Work 3
SOSS1503 Basics of Child Welfare and Family Work 5
SZZZ1539 Mental Health and Substance Abuse 5
SOSS1506 Work with Seniors and Elders 5
SWOS1807 Social Policy and Social Problems 5
SOSSW500 Orientation to Client Work 6
SOSSW501 Professional Practice 1 12
SO152Z-1030
WORKING PRACTICES AND METHODS IN SOCIAL SERVICES

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34
SOSS1508 Creative activities in Client Work 3
SOSS1509 Methods of Child Welfare and Family Work 5
SWOS1510 Music and Physical Activities 5
SOSS1513 Solution-focused Orientation and Dialogic Network Methods 5
SOSS1514 Social Security and Social Counselling 5
SOSSW502 Professional Practice 2 11
SO153Z-1030
SOCIAL SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION

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15
SOSS1515 Participation in Client Work 7
SWOS1516 Multicultural Work 3
SOSS1518 Psychosocial Crisis Intervention 5
SO154Z-1030
TEAM LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT IN SOCIAL SERVICES

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16
SOSS1519 Team Leadership in Social Services 5
SOSSW503 Professional Practice in Team Leadership 6
SZXX1805 Professional development, leadership and service design 5
SSZ06Z-1024
DEVELOPING EXPERTICE IN SOCIAL SERVICE

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20
SZZZ1601 Developing Expertice I 10
SZZZ1602 Developing Expertice II 10
ZZG01Z-1366
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION ACTIVITIES

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0 - 15
ZYVZ0200 The Dreams+Inspiration! 3
ZYVZ0100 NY-startup 1 10
ZYVZ0150 NY-startup 2 5
ZZWZ0150 DreamUp project 5
ZZVV0420 Create your own job 1 - 2
ZZVZ0250 Demola Project 5
ZZVZ0400 Pre-Incubator 5
ZZVZ0450 Incubator 8
SZZ01Z-1129
THESIS

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ZZPP0610 Research and Development 5
SZZO1500 Bachelor's Thesis Part 1 5
SZZO1510 Bachelor's Thesis Part 2 10
SZZZZ310 Maturity Test 0
SOS2019SMM-1001
ELECTIVE STUDIES

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10