Elderly care (5 cr)
Code: SO00AD30-3010
General information
- Enrollment
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15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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01.08.2020 - 31.12.2020
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 Health Care
- Campus
- Mikkeli Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 40
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
Objective
After the course you have skills
to apply the multidisciplinary knowledge base to senior and elderly care.
to work in the framework of gerontological and social gerontological approach.
to use social and socio-cultural perspective in multi-professional practice within senior and elderly care.
to recognize the development of elderly policy and legislative basis related to aging and service system and you know different working methods in elderly care.
to use the empowering work approach among older people and their relatives.
Content
How to specify aging as a psychical, mental and social phenomenon?
What is social gerontological framework?
What are the legislation, welfare benefits and service system related to aging?
What are the challenges of functional capacity of older people and the opportunities of social support to meet the needs?
What are the professional practices of socio-cultural work among elderly people?
What is the expertise of Bachelor of Social Services in the multi- professional elderly care?
Evaluation
a. Use professional vocabulary systematically
b. Search knowledge from essentials sources of the professional field
d. Work together with customers, users and target groups
e. Use essentials patterns, methods, programs and techniques of the professional field
g. Justify your actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field
Course material
Opiskelumateriaali ilmoitetaan opintojakson alkaessa Learn-alustalla.
Study forms and methods
Työviikkopohjainen oppimisväylä:
Osallistut lähiopetukseen ja teet niihin liittyvät välitehtävät. Lisäksi oppimistehtävä/tentti sekä
ikääntyneiden ohjaamiseen liittyvä työelämässä toteutettava toiminnallinen osuus. Opintojaksoon voi sisältyä verkossa toteutettavia osuuksia.
Opintojakso voi sisältää opiskelua englannin kielellä esimerkiksi opiskelumateriaalin osalta.
Opintoja nopeuttava oppimisväylä:
Sovi opettajan kanssa aloituskerralla erikseen.
Timing of exams and assignments
Sovitaan opintojakson aloituskerralla.
Student workload
5 op eli 135 tuntia opiskelijan työtä.
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Numeraalisesti arvioitavasta oppimistehtävästä/tentistä sovitaan opintojakson alkaessa.
Muut oppimistehtävät ja toiminnallinen osuus hyväksytty / täydennettävä
Qualifications
Human development and learning, Ethical social work