Multicultural Work (3 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

The students master
• The basic concepts of multicultural work,
• The basic concepts of culture and identity and their meaning in integration process
• Integration and acculturation process to a new country and to a new culture
• Culturally sensitive counselling and work orientation
• Legislation and immigration services

Content

• Immigration and refugee policy in Finland: Emigration from Finland, immigration to Finland
• Global immigration and current issues in asylum seeker´s process
• Immigration, asylum seekers and multicultural work
• Integration and acculturation process to a new country and to a new culture
• The meaning of culture and identity in integration process
• Culturally conscious worker: Preventing the process of prejudice and racism, interaction between people from different cultures
• Integration services, integration legislation

Student workload

Seminaarit 15 h, etä- ja ryhmätyöskentely 66 h.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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, good (3)

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, excellent (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.

Qualifications

The students master the main features of nordic welfare policy and the finnish social security system.

Further information

6 Exchange Student