Family work (5 cr)

Objective

You identify family work as a part of family service system and know the legislation concerning family work.You know different orientations on family work and its’ working environments and know how to work with families with different cultural backgrounds.You'll learn to know different orientations on family work and work environments.You are able to consider the resources and immediate networks of families.You are able to work systematically and ethically in family work processes together with families.

Content

What is family work as a part of family service system and what kind of legislation guides the family work?What kinds of orientations and working environments guide family work?How do you work with the families from different cultural backgrounds?How do you consider the resources and the meaning of the immediate network of a family in family work?How will family work be planned and conducted ethically?What are the stages of the family work?

Course material

Vilén Marika, Seppänen Paula, Tapio Nina, Toivanen Riikka (toim.): Kohtaamisia lapsiperheissä - Menetelmiä perhetyöhön

Study forms and methods

Kurssin suorittaminen koostuu itsenäisesti ja pienryhmissä tapahtuvasta etä- ja verkko-opiskelusta. Opetuksessa hyödynnetään Teams ja Adobe Connect -verkkojärjestelmiä sekä Xamk:n Office 365 -pilvipalveluita.
Opintojakson verkkostunnot pidetään:
aloitusluento: ma 15.2.21 klo 14.30-16.00,
Johanna Jussilan luento to 18.2.21 klo 14.30-16,
Eija Vikmanin luento ma 22.2.21 klo 14.30 -16.
Harjoitukset verkossa (läsnäolopakollista) to 25.2.21 klo 14.30 - 16.30; ma 15.3 klo 14.30 - 16.30.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, good (3)

a. You use professional vocabulary systematically. c. You identify interrelated tasks. f. You work as team member in a goal-oriented way. g. You justify your actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.