Welfare and Social ProblemsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

After successfully completing the course, students: are able to examine the factors causing social, physical, and psychic problems. are able to state the consequences of social, physical, and psychic problems at the individual, communal, and societal levels. have internalized the meaning of social work in promoting welfare and solving social problems

Content

Essential contents: poverty, deprivation, and social exclusion public health problems mental disorders and mental health problems behavior problems and behavioral disorders social problems, determinants and implications the social care professional's role in promoting welfare, and in correcting social problems

Assessment criteria, good (3)

excellent (5), good (3–4), satisfactory (1–2), fail (0)