Students will learn to know themselves better by participating in the group processes with their peer students and understand their interaction skills from a theoretical perspective. Students will also learn to analyse interaction in their work with elderly clients.
Student's Workload
Will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No previous studies are required.
Contents
- Role of culture in the regulation of interaction
- Self-concept, ideal self, self-worth, self-esteem, values and attitudes in interaction
- Individuals' motivational factors, observations, encountering diversity and controversy professionally
Recommended or Required Reading
- Kopakkala A. 2005. Porukka, jengi, tiimi. Ryhmädynamiikka ja siihen vaikuttaminen. Edita. (assigned parts)
- Vilen M., Leppämäki P., Ekström. L. 2002. Vuorovaikutukseksellinen tukeminen sosiaali- ja terveysalalla. WSOY. (assigned parts)
or other material selected by the lecturer.
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Group sessions and assignments
Assessment Criteria
Grading will be announced during the course.
Assessment Methods
- Active participation in sessions
- Analysis of personal growth, development and learning
( preliminary assignment, the instructions for which will be sent after the new students have been registered)