Education and counsellingLaajuus (10 cr)

Objective

You understand the situation of families and children in a society. You are able to identify and understand the special needs of children and how to support their growth and development. You understand the role of parenthood and how to support it. You are able to identify your resources, knowledge, skills and developmental needs when working with children and families. You are able to plan and implement goal-oriented counselling work at the individual and group level and by utilizing assessment forms.

Content

Contents are defined on the basis of common and your personal learning outcomes.

Qualifications

Orientation to client work Knowledge base and work orientation Professional communication Councelling work with children and families

Assessment criteria, good (3)

a)   use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations. d)   evaluate operations in customer, user and target group situations. g)   apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.