Working with children in careLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You become familiar with the various forms and arrangements of out-of-home care.

You understand the situations, methods, and approaches employed in out-of-home care.

You know the legislation that governs out-of-home care.

You learn about multidisciplinary collaboration within the operational environment of out-of-home care.

Content

What are the different forms and arrangements of out-of-home care?

What work orientations, methods, and approaches are associated with out-of-home care?

How does legislation guide out-of-home care?

What does multidisciplinary collaboration mean in the context of out-of-home care, and how is it implemented?

Evaluation

Students can
a) use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
b) assess information sources critically.
c) work as goal-oriented team members in working life and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
d) assess operations in client, user and target group situations.
e) choose appropriate methods according to the purpose and justify these choices.
f) apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.