Family Work and Service GuidanceLaajuus (7 cr)

Objective

The students know the services of children and youngsters in need of special support and their families as well as related legislation. They know methods of service guidance and family work and can apply them when thoroughly supporting children and youngsters in need of support and their families. They base their operation on empowerment-orientation, ecoculturality and communality. The know the ethical principles of their profession and recognising their own value basis.

Content

Central contents are Finnish service system (day care, school and family work), methods of service guidance and family work, practices of child welfare, family's social security and other services and related legislation. In addition there is discussions about ethical principles of the profession.

Qualifications

The students know the basics of special education and of the social and health service system.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

excellent (5): the students participate in contact lessons and discussions in the virtual learning environment and complete the agreed assignments. In assignments, they show innovativeness and in written assignments the ability to describe and justify the phenomena of the topic. The students follow the instructions of JUA for written assignments.
very good - good (3-4): the students participate in contact lessons and discussions in the virtual learning environment and complete agreed assignments. In written assignments, they show ability to describe and justify the phenomena of the topic by exploiting Finnish sources. The students follow the instructions of JUA for written assignments.
satisfactory - sufficient(1-2): the students partially participate in contact lessons and contribute little or none to discussions in the virtual learning environment. The students complete the agreed assignments. In written assignments, they describe the phenomena of the topic without justifying them and using only some source material. The students partially follow the instructions of JUA for written assignments.