Practical field period: Organizing, managing and developing social services
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | KF08EOK0410 |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 12.0 points |
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| Teacher Team: | Volanto, Sinikka |
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| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester
| Curriculum | Semester | Credits | Start of Semester | End of Semester |
| SOSALA-2013 |
3 spring |
12.0 |
2016-01-01 |
2016-07-31 |
| SOSALA-2014 |
3 spring |
12.0 |
2017-01-01 |
2017-07-31 |
Learning Outcomes
Students will learn to develop social work in multiprofessional teams and from a client-based perspective. They will be familiar with the basics of quality systems. Students will learn to interpret situations associated with personnel and financial administration and to collaborate within the organization and with other networks. They will be able to negotiate and hold meetings, and understand the importance of documentation.
Student's Workload
312 hours
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
Major part of the sector studies and methods of client work.
Contents
- Structure and financing of social service organisations
- Official recommendations, policies and legislation
- Planning documents, quality systems and current development projects
- Management, organising and development
- Issues related to personnel administration
- Collaboration with various bodies
- Workplace meetings, collaborative meetings, training
- Well-being in the work community
- Other tasks inroduced by the field placement supervisor
Recommended or Required Reading
Practical training guidebook (in Finnish): http://intra and other guidebooks and instructions.
Annual reports, budgets, planning documents, national development programmes and quality manuals of the practical field placement.
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Introductory lectures, active participation at the workplace according to the curriculum objectives and students' personal interests, portfolio and feedback discussions
Assessment Criteria
Grade pass (3) /fail:
Students demonstrate that they can use and apply theoretical knowledge and integrate it with practice. They are capable of critical thinking and of pointing out development needs and alternative solutions. Students are able to describe their management and development competence to the supervisory group, in the feedback discussion and in their summary of learning.
Assessment Methods
Assessment pass/fail, on the basis of the students' personal objectives and objectives described in the curriculum.
Work Placement
See objectives of the study course.
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