Laws and decrees regulating elderly policy
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | KFG11B039 |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 2.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Hietaniemi, Elina |
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| Teacher Team: | Koivula, Anna-Kaarina |
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| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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Learning Outcomes
Students will become aware of the principles of law in social welfare legislations. They will have command of the central contents of elderly policy legislation and learn to explain how it affects the promotion of elderly people's welfare.
Student's Workload
Will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No previous studies are required.
Contents
General juridical-administrative principles; principles in social welfare legislation; information seeking; legislation pertaining to municipal services for the elderly,
service fees, private social services, pensions, services for the disabled, guardianship, inheritance and substance abuse work.
Recommended or Required Reading
-Sosiaali- ja terveyspalvelujen lainsäädäntö käytännössä 2006. Heiliö, Kattelus, Kaukonen, Kumpula, Narikka, Sintonen & Ylipartanen (toim.) Tietosanoma; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen 2010. Dementoituvan henkilön oikeudellinen asema. Suomalainen lSTM. 2011. Vanhuspalvelulaki/lakiluonnos akimiesyhdistys; other material provided by the lecturer
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lectures, online learning
Assessment Criteria
Grading will be announced during the course.
Assessment Methods
Active participation in the online work and passed writing assignments (assessment 1-5)
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