Child and family oriented work in child protectionLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You know the organisation, different parts and multi-sectoral environments of child and family based work.
You know the principles of child welfare work processes.
You know the principles of systematic and ethical child welfare work processes.
You can apply the methods of child and family oriented work in child welfare work to support the individual needs of children and families.
You are able to assess and develop your own work.

Content

What are the organisation, different parts and multi-sectoral environments of child welfare and family work?
How do you evaluate the needs of support together with families and the children?
How do you plan and carry out child welfare work together with families?
How do you assess and develop your own work?

Qualifications

Knowledge base and work orientation, Professional interaction,
Counselling work with children and families

Materials

Participation and communality in early childhood education
Methods of preventive work among children, youth and families

Evaluation

Students can
use professional vocabulary and concepts in different situations.
limit and justify the use of information sources.
carry out unfamiliar interrelated tasks fluently.
work together with clients, users and target groups according to the requirements of the situation.
apply the models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field and justify their use.
work in teams in a goal-oriented way.
apply the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.