Social work with adults

Structure Type: Course
Code: KF08CPS0820
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 3.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Haapaharju, Arja
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
SOSALA-2013   2 spring   3.0   2015-01-02   2015-07-31  
SOSALA-2014   2 spring   3.0   2016-01-01   2016-07-31  

Learning Outcomes

After completing the study course, students will be able to assess needs for social work with adults from the perspectives of society and the individual. They will see social work with adults as planned and goal-oriented long-term multiprofessional work. They will learn to use activating, motivating and participatory methods to support clients' rehabilitation and independent everyday coping.

Student's Workload

Lectures 32 hours, independent study 46 hours

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Major part of the basic studies.

Contents

- Settings for social work with adults
- Multi-professional collaboration in social work with adults
- Some methods in social work with adults
- Social influence and decision-making

Recommended or Required Reading

Material on the topic selected by students

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, group work, assignments, field trips

Assessment Criteria

Grade 1-2:
Students are able to describe needs for social work with adults from the perspectives of society and the individual. Students are able to use essential professional concepts and demonstrate that they have studied the knowledge base. They recognize various working methods and are able to apply them to case studies.
Grade 3-4:
Students are able to describe needs for social work with adults from the perspectives of society and the individual and to analyse connections between relevant factors. They identify developmental needs and find solutions. They are able to evaluate working methods in client-centred, multiprofessional work.
Grade 5:
Students critically and extensively evaluate connections between factors and phenomena. They are capable of developing new forms of action by comparing and integrating evidence-based knowledge and personal experience. They are able to analyse and develop working methods in social work with adults.

Assessment Methods

Active participation in all course activities. Study journal.

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