The student
• knows and understands the basic concepts of multicultural work
• knows how the culture and identity effects to the integration process
• is able to analyze their own work in a cultural point of view
• is able to apply the theoretical knowledge to the practice when supporting integration, participation and well-being of immigrants
• is able to use culturally sensitive counselling and work orientation
• know the legislation and immigration services and is able to guide the client based on the legislation
Course contents
• Global immigration and current issues in asylum seeker´s process
• Immigration and refugee policy in Finland
• The essential concepts of Immigration
• The meaning of the culture and identity in integration process
• Integration and acculturation process to a new country and to a new culture; challenges in integration process
• Immigrants' social security, welfare and health. Supporting participation and well-being among immigrants.
• Culturally conscious and sensitive worker and different work orientations
• Interaction between people from different cultures
• Preventing the process of prejudice and racism,
Further information
Spring semester 2021.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
The students master the main features of nordic welfare policy and the finnish social security system.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria
Assessment criteria - grade 1 and 2
Excellent (5) The students are able to
• explain and compare the basic concepts of multicultural work.
• analyze and interpret the meaning of culture and identity in integration process.
• make conclusions and support the successful integration process.
• plan, evaluate and implement the good practices of culturally sensitive counselling.
• compare and make suggestions about the best usable services used among immigrants
Very good (4) The students can
• explain the basic concepts of multicultural work.
• analyze the meaning of culture and identity in integration process.
• know how to support the successful integration process.
• plan and evaluate the good practices of culturally sensitive counselling.
• compare about the best usable services among immigrants.
Good (3) The students are able to
• present the basic concepts of multicultural work.
• explain the meaning of culture and identity in integration process.
• explain the successful integration process.
• explain the good practices of culturally sensitive counselling.
• name and classify the best usable services among immigrants.
Satisfactory (2) The students are able to
• name the basic concepts of multicultural work.
• explain the meaning of culture and identity,
• explain the successful integration
process.
• name the good practices of culturally sensitive counselling.
• name usable services among immigrants.
Sufficient (1) The students are able to
• name some concepts of multicultural work.
• recognize some aspects of the concept of culture and identity.
• know some practices of integration process.
• name some practices of culturally sensitive counselling.
• know some of the usable services used among immigrants.
Assessment criteria - grade 3 and 4
Good (3) The students are able to • present the basic concepts of multicultural work. • explain the meaning of culture and identity in integration process. • explain the successful integration process. • explain the good practices of culturally sensitive counselling. • name and classify the best usable services among immigrants.
Very good (4) The students can • explain the basic concepts of multicultural work. • analyze the meaning of culture and identity in integration process. • know how to support the successful integration process. • plan and evaluate the good practices of culturally sensitive counselling. • compare about the best usable services among immigrants.
Assessment criteria - grade 5
Excellent (5) The students are able to • explain and compare the basic concepts of multicultural work. • analyze and interpret the meaning of culture and identity in integration process. • make conclusions and support the successful integration process. • plan, evaluate and implement the good practices of culturally sensitive counselling. • compare and make suggestions about the best usable services used among immigrants.