Practical training: Management and co-ordination of preventive and rehabilitative elderly care se

Structure Type: Course
Code: KFG11CE011
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 7.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Hietaniemi, Elina
Teacher Team: Perttula, Katariina ; Vallejo Medina, Aila
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Learning Outcomes

Students will learn to evaluate the suitability of different level counselling and case management for supporting the clients' functional capacity. They will learn to develop elderly care and case management to supports their clients' wellbeing. Students will learn to plan and implement social service packages for elderly clients. They will learn to develop elderely care services from both health and social welfare perspectives.

Student's Workload

Will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

No previous studies are required.

Contents

Service counselling, case management approach, individual case management, methods in gerontological social counselling and development of the work
(Research and development: 2 cr)

Recommended or Required Reading

Suomen kuntaliitto; Seppänen, Heinola & Andersson 2009. Hyvinvointia ja terveyttä edistävä toimintaa käytännössä. Ikäihmisten neuvontakeskuspalvelujen ja ehkäisevien kotikäyntien toteutuminen kunnissa. Terveyden- ja hyvinvoinnin laitos. Avauksia 6. http://www.thl.fi/thl-client/pdfs/1d4031f8-2741-4493-b50a-925ea617c352 ; Suominen & Tuominen 2007. Palveluohjaus: Portti itsenäiseen elämään. Profami; Hänninen 2007. Palveluohjaus. Asiakaslähtöistä täsmäpalvelua vauvasta vaariin. Stakes. Raportteja 20. At: http://www.stakes.fi/verkkojulkaisut/raportit/R20-2007-VERKKO.pdf ;
Other material as indicated by the lecturer.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Practical training, carried out to meet the learning outcomes. Individual service plans/case management.
Participation in the seminar.

Assessment Criteria

Grading will be announced during the course.

Assessment Methods

Orientation lectures, case management assignments, practical training and participation in the seminar

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