Social work with disabled people (5 cr)

Objective

After this course you have skills:
to understand what disability means to individual, family and society.
to use networked orientation when supporting disabled peoples’ wellbeing, ability to function and integration in the Finnish society.
to know the main laws and other norms regulating the work among people with disabilities.

Content

How can disability be defined as a historic and cultural concept?
How do you support disabled client and his family at different life stages?
How is the work with disabled people regulated by law and other norms?
How is the rehabilitation of disabled people supported and promoted?
How are the rights of disabled recognised and promoted in the Finnish society and service system?

Evaluation

Students can
use professional vocabulary systematically.
look for information in the key information sources of the field.
work together with clients, users and target groups.
use the key methods of the professional field.
justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.

Course material

Suositeltavaa kirjallisuutta:
Vehmas, S. 2013. Vammaisuus. Gaudeamus.
Räty, T. 2017. Vammaispalvelut. Kynnys ry.

Study forms and methods

Scheduled track:
After this course you have skills
to understand what disability means to individual, family and society.
to use networked orientation when supporting disabled peoples’ well-being, ability to function and integration in the Finnish society.
to know the main laws and other norms regulating the work among people with disabilities.
How can disability be defined as a historic and cultural concept?
How do you support disabled client and his family in different life stages?
How is the work with disabled regulated by law and other norms?
How to support and promote the rehabilitation of disabled people?
How are the rights of disabled fulfilled and promoted in the Finnish society and service system?

Student workload

Työmäärä 5 op eli 135 h

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Arvioinnin kriteereinä toimivat tehtävien ohjeistukset.
Opintojaksolla on numeerinen arviointi.
a. Osaat käyttää johdonmukaisesti ammattikäsitteitä.
b. Osaat etsiä tietoa alan keskeisistä tiedonlähteistä.
d. Osaat toimia asiakkaiden, käyttäjien, kohderyhmien kanssa.
e. Osaat käyttää keskeisiä oman alan malleja, menetelmiä, ohjelmistoja ja tekniikoita.
g. Osaat perustella toimintaasi oman alan eettisten periaatteiden mukaisesti.

Qualifications

Ethical social work