Providers of Social Services

Structure Type:	Course
Code:	KF21JOHT07
Type:	Compulsory
Level:	Master
Credits:	5.0 points
Responsible Teacher:	Zechner, Minna
Teacher Team:	Zechner, Minna ; Toikko, Timo ; Tiilikka, Tiina
Language of Instruction:	Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum	Semester	Credits	Start of Semester	End of Semester
YSOSKO-2016	2 autumn	5.0	2017-08-01	2017-12-31

Learning Outcomes

Student is aware of the processes and roles in producing social services and learn to manage them.

Student's Workload

130 hr (lectures and distant learning)

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

No previous studies are required.

Various providers: public, private and third sector and changes related to them
Complex organizations, changing settings and the concequences to clients.

Recommended or Required Reading

For example:

Anttonen, Anneli, Haveri, Arto, Lehto, Juhani & Palukka, Hannele (toim.) (2012) Julkisen ja yksityisen rajalla. Julkisen palvelun muutos. Tampere: Tampere University Press.

Juhila, Kirsi & Günther, Kirsi (2013) Kunnan, järjestöjen ja asiakkaiden oikeudet ja velvollisuudet tilaaja-tuottajamallissa. Tutkimus asumispalvelujen tarjouspyyntöasiakirjoista. Janus 21 (4) 2013, 298–313.

Koskiaho, Briitta (2008) Hyvinvointipalvelujen tavaratalossa. Palvelutalous ja sosiaalipolitiikka Englannissa, Ruotsissa ja Suomessa. Tampere: Vastapaino.

Nylund, Marianne & Yeung, Anne Birgitta (2005) Vapaaehtoistoiminta. Anti, arvot ja osallisuus. Tampere: Vastapaino.

Toikko, Timo (2012) Sosiaalipalveluiden kehityssuunnat. Tampere: Tampere University Press.

Palola, Elina & Karjalainen, Vappu (toim.) (2011) Sosiaalipolitiikka –Hukassa vai uuden jäljillä? Helsinki: THL.

Lehtinen, Sanna (2013) Julkisen sektorin apulaiset, kansalaisyhteiskunnan talkoolaiset : Suomen evankelis-luterilaiset seurakunnat Euroopan sosiaalirahaston projekteissa. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecgtures and distance learning

Assessment Criteria

Grade 1-2
Student is able to descibe different complex organisations and settings for social service provision.

Grade 3-4
Student is able to compare different complex organisations and settings for social service provision and consider the concequences from the clients' point of view.

Grade 5
Student is able to analyse critically the different types and settings of service production and envision the concequences for clients, services providers and esoecially the staff.

Assessment Methods

Grading is based on a student assignments, the scale of 1-5.

Work Placement

Stody module contains no practical training.

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