Social counselling with adults and older people (10cr)
Code: SO00FA55-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 07.04.2026 - 19.04.2026
- Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
- 01.09.2026 - 31.12.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 10 cr
- Local portion
- 10 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Department of Health and Social Services
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
- Teachers
- Marianne Huoponen
- Leila Pekonen
- Sos SosSTYNN
- Karoliina Rötkö
- Groups
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SOMI25KMSocial Services, part-time studies
- Course
- SO00FA55
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Objective
You know the goals, contents and implementation methods of social guidance for adults and older people.
You know the service and social security system for adults and older people, as well as the operating environments.
You know how to use the special legislation governing services for adults and older people and national recommendations as part of social guidance.
You know how to apply the work methods of social guidance with adults and older people.
You know how to work ethically, supporting the participation and agency of adults and older people.
Content
What are the goals, contents, implementation methods and operating environments of social guidance?
What are the special legislation and national recommendations for social guidance?
How do you support the participation and agency of adults and older people?
How do you apply social guidance practices with different client groups in different operating environments?
How do you identify and resolve ethical issues when working with adults and older people?
Evaluation
Students can
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations
b. assess information sources critically.
c. work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
d. choose appropriate methods according to purpose and justify these choices.
e. promote teams' goal-oriented operation.
f. apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.
Evaluation scale
1-5