Modern Families (Master's level) (5 cr)
Code: SZ00BP94-3001
General information
Enrollment
01.12.2021 - 30.04.2022
Timing
06.06.2022 - 10.06.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 - 5
Mode of delivery
Face-to-face
Unit
Hyvinvointiyksikkö
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 10
Degree programmes
- Projektijohtamisen tutkinto-ohjelma (YAMK), sosiaali- ja terveysala
- Master's Degree Programme in Sport and Exercise Physiotherapy
- Sosiaali- ja terveysalan kehittäminen ja johtaminen (YAMK)
- Kliininen asiantuntija (YAMK)
- Monialainen kuntoutus (YAMK)
- Verkostojohtaminen, sosiaali- ja terveysala (YAMK)
- Terveyden edistäminen (YAMK)
Teachers
- Sari Järvinen
- Katja Kokkinen
- Pauliina Soanvaara
- Mervi Kuustie
Teacher in charge
Pauliina Soanvaara
Objective
The student recognizes the possibilities to work with modern families in her/his field of expertise. She/He understands the diversity of modern families and is capable for multiprofessional collaboration.
The student deepens his/her theoretical thinking on supporting families and parenthood. The student recognizes the importance of empowerment of families and knows how to strengthen and support parenthood.
She/He reflects on the research evidence critically and openly to introduce family centered methods in to her/his field of expertise.
Content
- Diversity of modern families
- Working with modern families in multiprofessional and multidisciplinary collaboration
- Mentalization and reflectivity
- Health-promotion and empowerment of parenthood
- Coparenting
Location and time
Time: 6.-10.6.2022
Place: JAMK Rajakatu campus
Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus
Carr, D. & Utz, R.L. (2020), Families in Later Life: A Decade in Review. Journal of Marriage and Family, 82, 346-363. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12609.
Kalland, M., Fagerlund, Å, Von Koskull, M., & Pajulo, M. (2016). Families First: The development of a new mentalization-based group intervention for first-time parents to promote child development and family health. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 17(1), 3-17. doi:10.1017/S146342361500016X
Rönkä, A., Malinen, K., Metsäpelto, R.-L., Laakso, M.-L., Sevón, E., & Verhoef-van Dorp, M. (2017). Parental working time patterns and children's socioemotional wellbeing: Comparing working parents in Finland, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Children and Youth Services Review, 76, 133-141. DOI:10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.02.036
Teaching methods
Key lectures, workshops, independent learning assignments
International connections
https://www.jamk.fi/en/Education/jamk-summer-school/modern-families/
Vaihtoehtoiset suoritustavat
Learning assignments 100 %
Student workload
For intensive study week participants: intensive study week with learning assignments (total 81 hours).
For DDP students and Finnish degree program students: Intensive study week with post learning assignments (total 135 hours).
Content scheduling
Summer school intensive week 6.-10-6.2022
Further information
Summer School, intensive study week 6.-10.6.2022
Course programme
Please note that some changes may occur.
Monday 6.6. - F208, Rajakatu 35
9.00-9.30
Welcome to Summer School and Introductions
9.30-11.00
Orientation: Themes and assignments of the week
12.00-13.00
Key Lecture: At the borderline of family part 1: Living of elderly people (and younger ones) in self organized communities
Lecturer Mr Ralf Reiche / Carinthia University of Applied Sciences (CUAS)
13.00-15.00
Discussion about subject
15.00-15.30
Reflection
Tuesday 7.6. - F208, Rajakatu 35
9.00-10.30
Learning to coparent in transition to parenthood - Highlights from the international longitudal research
Docent Ms Kaisa Malinen, jamk
10.30-11.30
Workshop: How to support first-time parents?
12.30-14.30
Key Lecture: Online game-based parental groups to support first-time parents -
Senior Lecturer Ms Katja Kokkinen, jamk
14.30-16.00
Workshop: How to use gamification to support family services
16.00-16.30
Reflection
Wednesday 8.6. - F208, Rajakatu 35
9.00-11.00
The Transition to Parenthood
1. The birth of the parents
3. The birth of the family (multiple families)
4. The transition to parenthood in the 21st century – The Parent Voice
Ph.D, Lecturer Ms Ronit Roth, School of Behavioral Sciences, The Academic College of Tel-Aviv Yaff
11.00-11.30
Discussion and introduction to workshop
12.30-15.30
“Parenting styles”, Attitudes and Practices
1. Traditional “parenting styles” – are they still relevant?
2. Old vs. modern parenting practices – an ecological view
3. The effect of the media on parenting practices
4. How to work with parents?
Ph.D, Lecturer Ms Ronit Roth, School of Behavioral Sciences, The Academic College of Tel-Aviv Yaff
15.30-16.00
Reflection
Thursday 9.6. - C119, Rajakatu 35
9.00-11.00
Working with parents: An Integrative Model – Theory, research, and therapy
1. Different models for working with parents
2. How developmental science affects intervention with parents
3. Attachment theory as the basis for intervention
4. The basic principles of the Integrative Model
Ph.D, Lecturer Ms Ronit Roth, School of Behavioral Sciences, The Academic College of Tel-Aviv Yaff
11.00-11.30
Discussion and introduction to workshop
12.30-15.30
Working with Parents: An Integrative Model – Practical principles and processes
1. Drawing the individual’s attachment map
2. The caregiving system
3. Intervention tasks
4. Conclusion
Ph.D, Lecturer Ms Ronit Roth, School of Behavioral Sciences, The Academic College of Tel-Aviv Yaff
15.30-16.00
Reflection
Friday 10.6. - C119, Rajakatu 35
9.00-11.00
Field visits in Jyväskylä
11.00-12.00
Key Lecture: At the borderline of family part 2
Living of elderly people with foreigners or in foreign countries
Lecturer Mr Ralf Reiche / Carinthia University of Applied Sciences (CUAS)
Closing Ceremony
Notice:
For Master's Degree Program students and Open Studies intensive study week is 3 cr + written learning assignment 2 cr, total 5 cr.
Evaluation scale
Pass/Fail
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The general assessment criteria for the skills and knowledge required for a master’s degree can be found from our website (https://studyguide.jamk.fi/en/Study-Guide-Masters-Degrees/). The learning outcomes of the course are assessed in relation to learning objectives based on knowledge, skills and general competencies (National and European Qualifications Framework, level 7).
Pass
The student masters the key concepts related to modern families. She/he recognizes the effects and potentialities of working with modern families in his or her field of expertise and is capable of reflecting them based on evidence in a variety of ways. The student possesses the capabilities for deploying family centered working methods and is able to critically assess their deployment in the social services and health care sector.
Fail
The student does not master the key concepts related to modern families. The student is incapable of considering the potentialities of family centered work in his or her field of expertise. The student does not possess the capabilities/willingness to deploy family centered work methods and is therefore unable to critically assess their deployment in the social services and health care sector.
Qualifications
The student has the basic knowledge of family-orientation and working with families.