Special education (5 cr)
Code: SO00DT48-3006
General information
Enrollment
08.11.2021 - 21.11.2021
Timing
10.01.2022 - 30.04.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
4 op
Mode of delivery
20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning
Unit
Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 50
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
- Leila Pekonen
Teacher in charge
Leila Pekonen
Groups
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SOMI21KMSocial Services, part-time studies
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 comprehensive school.
You can define basic concepts and describe professional practices related to special education.
You can account for 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 do laws and norms regulate special education?
What are the basic concepts of special education?
How is family-centered orientation taken into account within the practices of special education?
What kind of methods are used in special education?
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
Human development and learning