Rehabilitation to Work (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

The purpose of the course
After completing the course, you will know the goals and opportunities, services, service processes and pathways for the rehabilitation of the unemployed. You know the practices and methods for assessing working and functioning ability, as well as the different forms and methods of counselling and support.

Course competencies
Promoting well-being and empowerment
Client competence in the social and health care
Ethical competence

The competence aim of the course
You will identify unemployment-related phenomena and opportunities for rehabilitation to promote the employment, quality of life, participation and working and functioning ability of the unemployed. You know the legislation and unemployment benefits related to unemployment services. You are familiar with the methods and practices of assessing the working and functioning ability of the unemployed. You can describe the employment services of the unemployed as well as social and health services. You can describe the appropriate service path of the unemployed and analyze the critical points of the service path and the factors that promote rehabilitation or employment. You know how to use participatory and resource-based counselling methods. You can describe the importance of peer support and experiential expertise in the rehabilitation of the unemployed.

Content

Unemployment and related phenomena. Organization and legislation of services related to the rehabilitation of the unemployed: social work, social rehabilitation, TE services, public employment services, multidisciplinary service for employment (TYP), health care. Service paths and service processes for the unemployed. Unemployment benefits. Health services for the unemployed and assessment of working and functioning ability. Rehabilitative work activities, workshops, work coaching. Participatory and resource-based approach and counselling. Peer support and experiential expertise.

Location and time

The course takes place entirely online and in the Moodle learning environment, including three four-hour webinars.

Materials

Autti-Rämö, I., Salminen,A-L., Rajavaara, M. & Ylinen, A. (toim). 2016. Kuntoutuminen. Helsinki: Duodecim. E-kirja.

Juvonen-Posti, P., Saikku, P. & Turunen, J. (toim.). 2020. Elinikäistä osallistumista vai elämää työ edellä? Työikäisten monialaisten palveluiden yhteensovittaminen ja vaikuttavuuden arviointi -loppuraportti. Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimustoiminnan julkaisusarja 2020:40. Valtioneuvoston kanslia. E-julkaisu.

Lindh, J,. Härkäpää, K. & Kostamo-Pääkkö, K. (toim.) 2018. Sosiaalinen kuntoutuksessa. Lapland University Press. E-julkaisu.

Oivo, T. & Kerätär, R. (toim.). 2018. Osatyökykyisten reitit työllisyyteen - etuudet, palvelut, tukitoimet. STM.n raportteja ja muistioita 43/2018. E-julkaisu.

Legislation related to employment services.

van Gerven, M., Mesiäislehto, M., Ollonqvist, J., Malava, T., Tuominen, N. & Saikku, P. 2022. Eri poluilla työllisyyteen : Suomen sosiaaliturvajärjestelmän erityispiirteet ja ongelmakohdat kansainvälisessä vertailussa. E-julkaisu.

Teaching methods

The course is completely online: independent study of study materials and literature, webinars and online discussions, learning assignments

Employer connections

The course has guest lecturers on working life, bringing to the course the latest national and regional information related to the service system, legislation and changes in job descriptions.

Exam schedules

Task 1. Independent assignment on phenomena and concepts related to unemployment.


Task 2. Group assignment
a) a reflection task on a web-based platform.
b) a visual description of the service path for work rehabilitation combined with theory.

International connections

No international connections.

Completion alternatives

An alternative way to do this is to study your own work, for which a credit transfer plan corresponding to the objectives of the course must be drawn up before the course begins.

Student workload

Webinars 12h
Independent access to materials 40h
Independent learning assignment 8h
Group work, familiarisation with the material and service path assignment 75h

Total: 135h

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass
You can describe the phenomena related to unemployment and the possibilities of rehabilitation to promote the employment, quality of life, participation and working and functioning ability of the unemployed. You can describe the legislation and unemployment benefits related to the services of the unemployed. You will identify methods and practices for assessing the working and functioning ability of the unemployed. You can describe the employment services of the unemployed as well as social and health services. You can describe and justify the unemployed person's appropriate service path and analyze the critical points of the service path and the factors that promote rehabilitation or employment. You know how to use participatory and resource-based counselling methods. You can describe the importance of peer support and experiential expertise in the rehabilitation of the unemployed.

Further information

Open UAS 10 places
The course is evaluated as Pass-Fail-Complete