Social guidance methods (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

The aim of the course is to deepen your understanding of different social work orientations, impact research and evaluation processes as part of client work.

Competences:

Sustainable development
Proactive development
Expertise in the social field

Learning outcomes:

You will be able to design and lead the search for, implementation and consolidation of sustainable solutions and approaches in your work community.

You will be able to develop new client-oriented, sustainable and economically viable solutions, anticipating the future.

You will have a good command of concepts, knowledge base and key working methods corresponding to social work expertise and will actively assess and maintain your skills.

Content

The main contents of the course are client-oriented and multidisciplinary orientation, functionality and creative methods, understanding the effects of deprivation and crises and the application of appropriate work orientations, community work, structural social work.

Location and time

To 15.1.26 klo: 13-16 Lähiopetus
To 12.3.26 klo: 12-16 webinaari
To 9.4.26 klo: 14-18 webinaari
Pe 8.5.26: klo 8.30-16 lähiopetus

Materials

ayne, Malcolm (2000) Teamwork in multiprofessional care. New York: Palgrave.

Lindh, Jari, Kristiina Härkäpää, Kaisa Kostamo-Pääkkö (toim.) (2018): Sosiaalinen kuntoutuksessa. Lapland University Press. (ISBN 978-952-310-948-3 nidottu ISBN 978-952-310-947-6 verkko)

Linner Matikka, J., Hipp, T., & Barkman, J. (2023). Traumainformoitu työote. PS-kustannus.

Aaltio, E. & Isokuortti, N. (2019) Systeemisen lastensuojelun toimintamallin pilotointi: Valtakunnallinen arviointi Raportti 3/2019. Helsinki: THL. Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-343-419-6

Koivisto, J. (2006). Sosiaalialan näyttökeskustelu: miten sosiaalisten interventioiden vaikuttavuus osoitetaan? Janus Sosiaalipolitiikan Ja sosiaalityön Tutkimuksen Aikakauslehti, 14(1), 53 – 60. Noudettu osoitteesta https://journal.fi/janus/article/view/50356

Thoburn, J. (2022). Motivational Interviewing for Working with Children and Families: A Practical Guide for Early Intervention and Child Protection, Donald Forrester, David Wilkins and Charlotte Whittaker. The British journal of social work, 52(7), 4452-4454. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcab236

Teaching methods

Face-to-face teaching at campus, E-learning, assignments, small group work, independent work and literature.

Employer connections

Work related learning tasks
Visitors from working life

Exam schedules

No exam

Student workload

Webinars and contacts 16 h, individual, group assignments and learning tasks 119 h.
135 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient (1)
You understand the different social work orientations in your context. You are familiar with impact research and know the methods used in impact research. You understand effective and efficient methods from a sustainable development perspective. You can independently design an evaluation process in client work, nut there are gabs.

Satisfactory (2)
You will apply different social work orientations in your work environment. You are familiar with effectiveness research and are able to apply methods of effectiveness research in your work. You are able to apply effective and efficient methods from a sustainable development perspective. You will be able to independently design an evaluation process in client work.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3)
You will apply and analyse different social work orientations in your context. You are familiar with impact research and know how to apply impact research methods in your work. You are able to evaluate and apply effective and efficient methods from a sustainable development perspective. You will be able to independently design and critically analyse an evaluation process in client work.

Very good (4)
Structure, apply and analyse different social work orientations in the context of your practice. You are proficient in impact research and are able to apply and analyse methods of impact research in your work. You are able to evaluate and apply effective and efficient methods from a sustainable development perspective. You will be able to independently design an assessment process in client work, applying, structuring and critically analysing it.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
In addition to the above, you will demonstrate a strong understanding of social work methodology and impact research and be able to apply knowledge in a consistent manner in your work. Your analysis is multifaceted, logical, analytical and innovative.

Further information

Open University of Applied Sciences 10 seats.

Assessment methods. The grade will be determined by the final learning task covering the whole course. Contact hours (face-to-face and webinars) must be attended or replaced by a substitute assignment requested by the teacher. The pre-course and learning assignments required for the course (grades y/y) must be passed before the final assessment.