Domestic ViolenceLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Students • know general social alignments, strategies, essential legislation and service system related to domestic violence • know the prevalence, manifestation and consequences of domestic violence and understand the dynamics related to the phenomena • can identify, face and act in domestic violence work within the limits of their profession • understand the relevance of multi-professional cooperation in domestic violence work and can act as a representative of his/her profession in multi-professional work • can utilise the current research results related to domestic violence for development of professional work.

Content

• general social alignments and strategies related to domestic violence • essential legislation and service system related to domestic violence • the dynamics of the phenomenon of domestic violence • the prevalence and consequences • identifying, facing and supporting victims and perpetrators • looking after the safety of victims • the importance of multi-professional cooperation • professional and critical reflection