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Promotion of performance in aging and exercise (5 cr)

Code: GE00CO56-3008

General information


Enrollment
21.08.2023 - 01.09.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Department of Social Services and Promotion of Functional Ability
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Care for Older Adults
Teachers
Riitta Tenkanen-Salmela
Groups
GEKV23SM
Elderly care, part-time studies
Course
GE00CO56
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Objective

You know public, private and third sector's elderly care service system.

You can observe eldely people's life situations and functional capacity and living environment at home.

You can perform an interview based on a structural questionnaire and write a summary of its results.

You know how to do a home safety assessment.

You know what exercise services are provided for elderly people.

You familiarize yourself with exercise development projects for elderly people.

You pay visits to senior exercise and creative work groups.

You can arrange a small scale exercise event in some elderly care setting.

Content

What is included in the public, private and third sector service system of elderly care?

How are they organized in a particular area?

What kind of exercise services are there for the elderly?

What is the life situation and living and housing conditions of a functionally capable aging person living at home?

Is there a need for safety precautions at home?

How do you prepare for an interview?

How do you write a summary?

How is an assessment produced?

How are working methods of exercise planned and implemented in various units and working groups of elderly care?

Course material

Julkisen, yksityisen ja kolmannen sektorin palvelujärjestelmäkuvaukset, hanke-esittelyt.

Study forms and methods

Info, tehtävät ja tutustumiskäynnit ja reflektio.

Toteutus pohjautuu yksin tai pienryhmissä tehtäviin kartoituksiin, tutustumiskäynteihin, iäkkään henkilön toimintakykyyn ja elinympäristöön liittyviin arviointeihin, hankkeisiin tutustumiseen sekä pienimuotoiseen ohjaukseen.

Liikunnan osuus: Liikunnan palvelujärjestelmä, tehtävät, tutustumiskäynnit ja ohjausharjoitus.

RDI and work-related cooperation

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Timing of exams and assignments

Alkuinfo viikolla 36, harjoittelu lukujärjestykseen sijoittuvana aikana tai yksilöllisen aikataulun mukaan, loppureflektio viikolla 50.

Student workload

1 op = 27 h.
Harjoittelu 5 op = yhteensä 135 tuntia, mukaan lukien info (2h), reflektio (4h), vierailut ja tehtävät.

Further information

harjoittelun ohjaavalta opettajalta
riitta.tenkanen-salmela@xamk.fi puh 0447028413

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Assessment methods and criteria

Jakson suorittaminen edellyttää osallistumista infoon ja reflektioon sekä tehtävien hyväksyttyä suorittamista.

Qualifications

Basis in elderly care 20 ECTS credits, partly completed
Health exercise and basics of exercise gerontology 5 ECTS credits, partly completed
Ethical principles 5 ECTS credits, partly completed
Legislation and service system 5 ECTS credits, partly completed

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