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Mental health social work (5 cr)

Code: SO00AD27-3008

General information


Enrollment

15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020

Timing

07.09.2020 - 18.10.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Social Services

Teachers

  • Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela
  • Auli Jungner
  • Maija Olli
  • Eija Vikman
  • Tuomo Paakkonen

Teacher in charge

Eija Vikman

Groups

  • SOKT19KM
    Social services, part-time studies

Objective

After the course you have skills:
to work with clients in social work within the framework of social rehabilitation.
to apply the rehabilitative work approach and methods in mental health work.
to guide and support mental health clients of different ages in their rehabilitation processes.
to guide clients in the service system of mental health work.

Content

What is the rehabilitation framework?
What is good mental health like?
What is orientation of mental health work in social work?
What are the special characteristics of mental health work with children, the youth and adults?
What kind of methods of helping and ways of work are used to support good mental health?
How does the service system operate in mental health work?
How is rehabilitation supported in mental health work?

Teaching methods

Scheduled track:
After the course you have skills
to work with clients in social work within the framework of social rehabilitation.
to apply rehabilitative work approach and methods to mental health work.
to guide and support mental health clients of different ages in their rehabilitation processes.
to guide a client in the service system of mental health work.
Contents:
What is the rehabilitation framework?
What is good mental health like?
What is orientation of mental health work in social work?
What are the special characteristics of mental health work with children, youth and adults?
What kind of helping methods and ways of work are used in support of good mental health?
How does the service system operate in mental health work?
How to support rehabilitation in mental health work?
to work with clients in social work within the framework of social rehabilitation.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Human development and learning, Ethical social work