Client-Centered Social and Health ServicesLaajuus (2 cr)

Objective

The student is able - to describe current challenges of population’s health and well-being as well as factors affecting them - to describe the indicators of health and well-being as well as the meaning of knowledge when identifying and organizing services - to describe social and health services organization and legislation - to describe social security system, - to search for information of social and health services to clients in different life situations - to recognize the meaning of multiprofessionality in the perspective of service needs - to act more securely and understand the responsibility for promoting security

Content

1. The status of the population’s health and well-being - current challenges and factors affecting them - promotion of health and functional ability, prevention of illnesses and accidents - registers and statistics 2. Social and health services - social and health care organization and development of it, funding, responsibilities, control/monitoring and client’s and patient’s rights - social and health services - income security - searching information about social and health services and benefits 3. Security in social and health care