Social Security and Social Counselling (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

The students
¿ know the premises of client´s civil, social and welfare rights
¿ know the concepts of social guidance and counselling of clients as well as planning and implementation of each client's services according to the principles of social rights
¿ know the regulations pertaining to the rights and position of clients in social service and learns how to apply these regulations in the assessment of service needs and in operations of services
¿ have sufficient basic knowledge of social security and the tasks of social work that a Bachelor of Social Services takes part in
¿ have the basic skills and knowledge to use and apply information, especially in those tasks which are related to the social assistance security, social rehabilitation and service counselling in the field of adult and disabled social work and services.

Content

¿ The basic premises for social rights
¿ The concept of social risk
¿ The legislation of Social security and social services
¿ The position of a client and legal protection
¿ Applying the Act on the Status and Rights of Social Welfare Clients in the client process and appeals
¿ The reasons for social assistance and rehabilitative occupational therapy
¿ Social counselling and service guidance in social work targeting adults and services for the disabled
¿ Providing information, counseling and guidance.

Materials

Hänninen K 2007: Palveluohjaus: asiakaslähtöistä täsmäpalvelua vauvasta vaariin.
Jokinen & Juhila 2008: Sosiaalityötä aikuisten parissa

Kalliomaa-Puha,Kotkas & Rajavaara 2014: Harkittua? Avauksia sosiaaliturvan harkintavallan tutkimukseen. KELAN tutkimusosaston julkaisuja. Erityisesti luku Harkintavallan reunaehdot s. 8-59 ja Palola Elina artikkeli "Tätä laki voidaan soveltaa ainoastaan erittäin harkiten" s. 96-113 tai Karjalainen Vappu: Poliittisen harkinnan paradoksit. Kohderyhmänä pitkäaikaistyöttömät s. 114-133. Lisäksi artikkelit Rajavaara Marketta Ammattilaisten harkintavalta sosiaaliturvan edellytyksenä ja riskinä 136-155, Blomberg, Kallio ja Kroll Regulatiivista vai liberatiivista 182-202, Kotkas ja Kalliomaa-Puha s.204-225 ja kokonaan luku Asiakkaan harkinta s.274-306.

Nykänen Eeva, Kalliomaa-Puha, Mattila Yrjö toim. 2017. Sosiaaliset oikeudet -näkökulmia perustaan ja oikeuteen. THL.

Saari Juho 2015. Huono-osaiset.Elämän edellytykset yhteiskunnan pohjalla. Gaudeamus.
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Isola Anna-Maria ja Suominen Esa 2016. Suomalainen köyhyys. TSL. Into-Kustannus.

Zechner M. Toim. 2019. Näkökulmia palvelutarpeen arviointiin. SeAMK.B144. Myös
verkkojulkaisuna.

Sosiaalihuoltolaki (1301/2014)
Laki sosiaalihuollon asiakkaan asemasta ja oikeuksista (812/2000)

Teaching methods

Luennot/webinaarit, oppimistehtävät, opintokäynnit

Employer connections

Yhteistyössä aikuissosiaalityön kanssa erikseen sovittavat tutustumiset sosiaaliohjaajan työhön.

Student workload

Oppimistehtävät 113 h
Kontaktiopetus/webinaarit 22 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Excellent (5) The students can
¿ apply and draw conclusions about the realization of social and welfare rights in different client situations
¿ develop the realization of the principles of social welfare law in situations involving the guidance and counselling of clients
¿ suggest development targets in the consideration of decrees connected to the client¿s position and rights in service needs assessment.
¿ assess and develop a client relationship from the perspective of the legislation connected to income security, service guidance for social rehabilitation and services for the disabled, in particular.

Very Good (4) The students can
¿ apply and draw conclusions the realization of social and welfare rights in different client situations
¿ build up according to the the realization of the principles of social welfare law in situations involving the guidance and counselling of clients
¿ analyze the consideration of the decrees connected to the client¿s position and rights in service needs assessment
¿ asses and evaluate the functioning of the client relationship from the perspective of the legislation connected to income security, service guidance for social rehabilitation and services for the disabled, in particular

Good (3) The students can
¿ analyze social and welfare rights in different client situations
¿ asses and evaluate the realization of the principles of social welfare law in situations involving the guidance and counselling of clients
¿ justify the significance of the decrees based on the client¿s position and rights in service needs assessment.
¿ explain the significant things in a client relationship from the perspective of the legislation connected to income security, service guidance for social rehabilitation and services for the disabled, in particular

Satisfactory (2) The students can
¿ explain the social and welfare rights and their realization in different client situations
¿ give an example of the realization of the principles of social welfare law in situations involving the guidance and counselling of clients
¿ explain the significance of the decrees based on the client¿s position and rights in service needs assessment
¿ describe the significant things in a client relationship from the perspective of the legislation connected to income security, service guidance for social rehabilitation and services for the disabled, in particular

Sufficient (1) The students can
¿ recognize the social and welfare rights and their realization in different client situations
¿ define the realize the principles of social welfare law in situations involving the guidance and counselling of clients
¿ find the decrees based on the client¿s position and rights and sort out their significance in service needs assessment
¿ find the significant things in a client relationship from the perspective of the legislation connected to income security, service guidance for social rehabilitation and services for the disabled, in particular

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3) The students can analyze social and welfare rights in different client situations - asses and evaluate the realization of the principles of social welfare law in situations involving the guidance and counselling of clients - justify the significance of the decrees based on the client´s position and rights in service needs assessment - explain the significant things in a client relationship from the perspective of the legislation connected to income security, service guidance for social rehabilitation and services for the disabled, in particular.

Very Good (4) The students can apply and draw conclusions the realization of social and welfare rights in different client situations - build up according to the the realization of the principles of social welfare law in situations involving the guidance and counselling of clients - analyze the consideration of the decrees connected to the client´s position and rights in service needs assessment - asses and evaluate the functioning of the client relationship from the perspective of the legislation connected to income security, service guidance for social rehabilitation and services for the disabled, in particular of the principles of social welfare.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5) The students can apply and draw conclusions about the realization of social and welfare rights in different client situations - develop the realization of the principles of social welfare law in situations involving the guidance and counselling of clients - suggest development targets in the consideration of decrees connected to the client´s position and rights in service needs assessment - assess and develop a client relationship from the perspective of the legislation connected to income security, service guidance for social rehabilitation and services for the disabled, in particular.

Qualifications

The students are able to assess their own actions from the viewpoint of professional ethics. The students demonstrate a command of the basics of interaction. The students are able to take part in professional interaction. The students have a broad knowledge of the service system that supports well being and overall social security and the legislation related to this system.

Further information

Open Studies 1