Direct Social Work Practice
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | KF21VVO07 |
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| Type: | Free choise |
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| Level: | Master |
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| Credits: | 5.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Toikko, Timo |
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| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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Learning Outcomes
Students will be aware of the problematics in the direct social work practice
Student's Workload
130 hr
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No previous studies are required.
Contents
There is an effort to describe social work as a coherent profession, which according to the classical definition is seen to consist of individual, group and community work. Besides this conception of an organized profession, there is also the reality of a number of different areas of practice or sectors. Students are expetected to study literature and to write a six-page essay on the following topic: What similarities do the existing social work sectors share, and what are their differences?
Recommended or Required Reading
Jokinen, Arja & Juhila, Kirsi (2008) Sosiaalityö aikuisten parissa. Tampere: Vastapaino.
Juhila, Kirsi; Forsberg, Hannele & Roivainen, Irene (2002) Marginaalit ja sosiaalityö. Jyväskylä: SoPhi.
Forsberg, Hannele; Ritala-Koskinen, Aino & Törrönen, Maritta (2006) Lapset ja sosiaalityö. Kohtaamisia, menetelmiä ja tiedon uudelleenarviointia. Jyväskylä: PS-kustannus.
Seppänen Marjaana; Karisto, Antti & Kröger, Teppo (2007) Vanhuus ja sosiaalityö. Sosiaalityö avuttomuuden ja toimijuuden välissä. Jyväskylä: PS-kustannus.
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Distance learning
Assessment Criteria
Grading: pass/fail (grade 3):
Students are able to explain the problematics in the direct social work practice
Assessment Methods
Grading is based on a student's assignments.
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