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Multicultural work (5 cr)

Code: SOSS2031-3002

General information


Enrollment

01.11.2021 - 09.01.2022

Timing

28.03.2022 - 20.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Health and Social Studies

Campus

Lutakko Campus

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

0 - 35

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Social Services

Teachers

  • Jenni Koivumäki

Teacher in charge

Jenni Koivumäki

Groups

  • SOS20SM
    Sosionomi (AMK)

Objectives

After completing the course, you
- master the basic concepts of multicultural work, culture and identity and their meaning in integration process
- master integration and acculturation process to a new country and to a new culture
- learn to use culturally sensitive counselling and work orientation
- understand the meaning of a culturally conscious worker as preventing the process of prejudice and racism, interaction between people from different cultures

Content

The contents of the course are multicultural work, immigration globally and in Finland, current issues in asylum seeker´s process, integration and acculturation process to a new country and to a new culture as well as integration services and legislation. The course also discusses the meaning of culture and consider culturally conscious worker: how to prevent the process of prejudice and racism and increase interaction between people from different cultures.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

1
The student can name the some concepts of multicultural work. The student can recognize some aspects of the concept of culture and identity.
The student knows some practices of integration process. The student can name some practices of culturally sensitive counselling. The student knows some of the usable services used among immigrants.

2
The student can name the basic concepts of multicultural work
The student can explain the meaning of culture and identity, The student can explain the successful integration
process. The student can name the good practices of culturally sensitive counselling. The student can name usable services among immigrants

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

3
The student can present the basic concepts of multicultural work.
The student can explain the meaning of culture and identity in integration process. The student can explain the successful integration
process. The student can explain the good practices of culturally sensitive counselling. The student can name and classify the best usable services among immigrants.

4
The student can explain the basic concepts of multicultural work.
The student can analyze the meaning of culture and identity in integration process. The student knows how to support the successful integration
process. The student can plan and evaluate the good practices of culturally sensitive counselling. The student can compare about the best usable services among immigrants.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

5
The student can explain and compare the basic concepts of multicultural work. The student can analyze and interpret the meaning of culture and identity in integration process.
The student can make conclusions and support the successful integration
process. The student can plan, evaluate and implement the good practices of culturally sensitive counselling. The student can compare and make suggestions about the best usable services used among immigrants

Further information

Autumn semester 2021.