Special education (5 cr)
Code: SO00AD24-3004
General information
Enrollment
02.01.2019 - 14.01.2019
Timing
01.01.2019 - 31.05.2019
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 45
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
- Leila Pekonen
Teacher in charge
Leila Pekonen
Groups
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SOMI18KM
Objective
You are aware of the individual and special needs of children and the youth.
You can support individual growth and learning abilities of each child.
You know the service system of special education from early childhood education up to secondary school education.
You can define basic concepts and describe professional practices related with special education.
You can utilizise family-centred orientation as part of supporting children.
You know essential methods of special education.
Content
What kind of special needs can children and young people have?
How can we support growth and learning abilities of children and young people?
What is the service system of special education like and how law and norms do guide special education?
What are the basic concepts of special education?
How is family-centered orientation taken into account within practices of special education?
What kind of methods are used among special education?
Qualifications
Human development and learning