Empowering interventions in elderly care

Structure Type: Course
Code: KFG11B0421
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 2.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Hietaniemi, Elina
Teacher Team: Koivula, Anna-Kaarina
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Learning Outcomes

Students will learn to apply the essential ideas of empowering thinking to their action. They will analyse challenges in the empowering work approach. Students will learn to promote the wellbeing, visibility and participation of elderly people in mainstream and minority cultures, and to enhance interaction between cultures.

Student's Workload

Will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

No previous studies are required.

Contents

Theoretical basis of empowerment; individual awareness; empowering work in elderly care; minority cultures in elderly care in Finland

Recommended or Required Reading

Vanhuus ja sosiaalityö 2007. Seppänen et al (toim.) sivut: 235 � 252, 271 � 306. PS-kustannus; Kuluerästä voimavaraksi 2008. Suomi & Hakonen (toim.). PS-kustannus; Hokkanen, L. 2009. Empowerment valtaistumisen ja voimaantumisen dialogina teoksessa Mäntysaari, Pohjola & Pösö (toim.) Sosiaalityö ja teoria, sivut 315 � 337. PS-kustannus; Toikko Timo 2009. Toimijalähtöinen kehittäminen. Saatavana: http://www.seamk.fi/includes/loader.aspx?id=7be84ac6-a3a8-408d-a0c1-e7ef026223e4 ; Empowering Older People. An International Approach 1995. Thursz, D et al (toim.).Auburn House.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, action-based exercises and group work

Assessment Criteria

Grading will be announced during the course.

Assessment Methods

Active classroom participation, individual and/or group work (assessment 1-5)

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