Professional Practice in Team Leadership, 5 cr - SOSSW204
Credits
5 cr
Person in charge
Timo Hintikka
Upcoming implementations
Professional Practice in Team Leadership (SOSSW204-3001), 09.01.2023 – 31.07.2023, 5 cr(SOS20SM)
— Face-to-face +-
Language of instruction
Finnish
Timing
09.01.2023 - 31.07.2023
Lecturer(s)
Timo Hintikka, Jenni Koivumäki, Anniina Berg, Tuomas Lallukka, Erikka Levälahti
Planned learning activities, teaching methods and guidance
Harjoittelu sosiaalialan tai varhaiskasvatuksen yksikössä. (not translated)
Campus
Lutakko Campus
Enrollment
01.11.2022 - 05.01.2023
Groups
SOS20SM
Seats
0 - 60
Degree Programme
Bachelor's Degree Programme in Social Services
Mode of delivery
Face-to-face
Unit
School of Health and Social Studies
Learning outcomes of the course
You know the requirements of first-line management, client work guidance and client process management in different social and early childhood education services. You know the tasks of a team leader and the principles of multi-professional work. You have the basic capabilities for working in different areas of first-line management, especially in directing and developing client work and working as a team leader. You get to study the different areas of first-line management in practice. You are able to assess their competence and development needs.
Course contents
Supervised practical training in first-line management in a unit of social services or early childhood education. The central training contents include first-line management and its different areas, client work guidance, client process management as well as teamwork and its management. The student implements the training on the basis of general and personal objectives. The practical training is supervised by the first-line manager or similar employee at the unit of social services or early childhood education. Separately agreed learning assignments and a student-driven final assessment. The practical training instructions provide more detailed descriptions of contents and assignments.
Mode of delivery
Supervised practical training in a social services or early childhood education unit. Learning tasks during practical training. The practical training includes a student-specific guidance meeting that is arranged separately.
Learning materials and recommended literature
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Further information
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Prerequisites and co-requisites
Practical training in social services client work 1, 2 and 3 as well as the course “Leadership and teamwork” must be successfully completed.
Evaluation scale
Pass/Fail
Assessment criteria
Assessment criteria, passed/failed
Pass/Fail. (S) The practical training is assessed based on the general learning objective of the course according to which yuo must know the requirements of first-line management, client work guidance and client process management in different social and early childhood education services. You know the tasks of a team leader and the principles of multi-professional work. You have the basic capabilities for working in different areas of first-line management, especially in directing and developing client work and working as a team leader. You get to know and try different first-line management tasks in practice. You are able to assess their competence and development needs. The assessment is based on the your activity and tasks at the place of practical training, the supervisor’s feedback and evaluation, your self-evaluation and a written report.