Networks and entrepreneurship in social welfare workLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

• You understand the significance of networks in social welfare work.
• You can build networks and work in a client-oriented manner within multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral networks.
• You are familiar with the opportunities and specific characteristics of entrepreneurship in social welfare work.
• You gain the basic skills needed to start your own business.

Content

- What types of networks exist in social welfare work?
- Why are networks needed in social welfare work?
- How are multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral networks built?
- How is client-orientation ensured in network-based work?
- What are the specific characteristics of entrepreneurship in social welfare work?
- How does legislation guide entrepreneurship in social welfare work??
- How is a business established?
- What does productisation mean in social welfare work?

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field..
c. identify interrelated tasks.
d. use the key models and methods of the professional field.
e. work as team members in a goal-oriented way.
f. justify their own actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.