Basics of Health Care and Social Work
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | KG29PO05001 |
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| Type: | Compulsory |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 5.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Palo, Raija |
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| Teacher Team: | Jokiranta, Kari |
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| Language of Instruction: | English |
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Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester
| Curriculum | Semester | Credits | Start of Semester | End of Semester |
| NURSING-2013FIN |
1 spring |
5.0 |
2014-01-02 |
2014-07-31 |
| NURSING-2013FOR |
1 spring |
5.0 |
2014-01-02 |
2014-07-31 |
Learning Outcomes
WORKING COMMUNITY COMPETENCE
Students can describe the basic principles and operational models associated with the Finnish political and administrational service system. They will become familiar with the hierarchy of the services and the public, private and third-sector areas of activity. They will also be introduced to the social security system. Students will be competent in identifying the impact of international strategies and policies on social welfare and health care services.
Students will learn to understand the social background of various phenomena. They will be able to describe social problems, health sociology and social change. The students' professional responsibility will develop as they study basic rights and central institutions in Finland. They can promote their interaction skills by focusing on the history of the clients' life course. Students will promote their social participation and study the social security system as a part of their professional nursing competence.
COMPETENCE IN CUSTOMERSHIP IN HEALTH CARE AND ETHICAL COMPETENCE
Students will become familiar with the rights, responsibilities and data security of patients from the point of view of individuals and of organizations that provide social welfare and health care services. They will be competent in utilizing this information when working with patients and, together with the patients, evaluate their health and resources when planning appropriate services for them. Students will also be competent in developing and generating information concerning client-centred nursing and ethics.
Student's Workload
Will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No prerequisites
Contents
Health care and social welfare system in Finland and the laws regulating it. EU-based and international legislation regulating health care and social work. The concept of client relationship and significance of client information in client-centred work.
Social problems, the sociology of health care, social change, basic rights, courts of law, public administration, social change in Finland from the beginning of the 20th century until today, welfare society, and the Finnish social security system
Recommended or Required Reading
Articles from science journals related to topics. Health 2015 programme. Political policies related to the topics discussed. Legislation regulating health care and social welfare (applicable parts). Other current material.
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lectures, independent studies.
Assessment Criteria
Pass
Students
- can describe basic principles and operational models associated with the Finnish political and administrational service system
- are familiar with the hierarchy of the services and the public, private and third-sector areas of activity
- are familiar with the social security system
- are competent in identifying the impact of international strategies and policies on social welfare and health care services
- understand the social background of various phenomena
- are able to describe social problems, health sociology and social change
- have developed their professional responsibility and know the basic rights and central institutions in Finland
- have promoted their interaction skills by focusing on the history of the clients' life course
- have promoted their social participation and studied the social security system as a part of their professional nursing competence
- are familiar with the rights, responsibilities and data security of patients from the point of view of individuals and of organizations that provide social welfare and health care services
-are competent in utilising this information when working with patients and, together with the patients, evaluate their health and resources when planning appropriate services for them
- are competent in developing and generating information concerning client-centred nursing and ethics
Assessment Methods
Active participation, examinations, assignments.
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