Work with Seniors and Elders (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

The purpose of the course is that you can recognize the resources of the life of elderly people and exploit them in customer work

Learning Objective:
• you understand the significance of different phases of life for the psycho-physical and social development and for building resources
• you know multidisciplinary theories of ageing
• you know the structure of aging and senior and elderly work from the socio-cultural viewpoint and understands the connection between various information bases with the aging cultures of service and operating environments
• you know the turning points of the life of the elderly and the possibilities of the service system to support the elderly
• you understand the theoretical basics of work forms and methods in elderly work and can apply them in the professional practice of socio-cultural senior and elderly work

Content

•Socio-cultural idea of the elderly and ethics in senior and elderly work
• Elderly peoples services and new legislation
• Significance of home and living environment
• Social relations, communality and environment in ageing
• Life span awareness and empowerment focus
• Turning points of life and related support needs
• Bachelor of Social Services in the environments of senior and elderly work
• Focus on empowerment in methods of senior and elderly work
• Basics of guiding an aged group
• Methods in senior work: reminiscing, community and network oriented work.

Materials

Seppänen, M., Karisto, A. ja Kröger, T. 2007. Vanhuus ja sosiaalityö, sosiaalityö avuttomuuden ja toimijuuden välissä. PS-kustannus.

Kulmala, J. 2019. Hyvä vanhuus. Menetelmiä aktiivisen arjen tukemiseen. Jyväskylä: Ps-kustannus.

Pikkarainen A., (2013). Gerontologisen kuntoutuksen käsikirja : OSA 1. , In: Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulun julkaisuja 159/2013, Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu. Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-830-285-1

Teaching methods

Full-time studies: Participation in contact and virtual lessons, literature and a client exercise.
• Blended learning: Participation in contact and virtual lessons, literature and a client exercise

Student workload

Full-time studies: Contact lessons 45 h, on-line studies 30 h, literature 40 h, project work 20 h. Total 135 hours. • Blended learning: 24 h on-line lectures, 20 h web-based studies, litterature 60 h, project work 31 h. Total 135 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Excellent (5) The students
• understand the theoretical bases of senior work
• are critical for as well as able to develop senior work competences
• find and apply new working methods in senior work

Very good (4) The students
• have a justifiable bases of senior work and a basic methodological competence
• are as able to solve problems of the field
• are responsible for self assessment as well as development of the senior work
• are able to share her competence and knowledge

Good (3) The students
• have a holistic, multi-disciplinary information based view on socio-cultural work with seniors and aged, and its role in different service and activity environments of aged people

Satisfactory (2) The students
• have the basic level knowledge and skills on the topic area

Sufficient (1) The students
• have the limited knowledge and skills on the topic area

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3) The students have a holistic, multi-disciplinary information based view on socio-cultural work with seniors and aged, and its role in different service and activity environments of aged people.

Very good (4) The students • have a justifiable bases of senior work and a basic methodological competence • are as able to solve problems of the field • are responsible for self assessment as well as development of the senior work • are able to share her competence and knowledge

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5) The students • understand the theoretical bases of senior work • are critical for as well as able to develop senior work competences • find and apply new working methods in senior work.

Qualifications

The students
• know the multidisciplinary approach of social field on the levels of individuals, communities and society
• know the basic values and concepts of the client work in social field, and is able to structure different operational models and methods of client work in social field
• understand the role of dialogical interaction in client work in social field
• are able to evaluate their values related to client work