During the course students increase their understanding on using empowerment and creative methods by working with social welfare clients. Students gain experience in supervising groups and in responsibly carrying out own projects. They have command of planning, implementing and evaluating projects in the field of social services where they utilize creative, group approaches. Students are competent in activating groups and communities, within organizations and between organizations. They can understand the significance of being able to recognize the needs and resources of a participating group. They know how to use their knowledge in initiating activities.
Student's Workload
Approximately 230 of work for a course participant. Out of these hours approximately 20 hours consists of lectures and discussions and 210 hours by working with own project.
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
Participants must be able to communicate and write understandable in English.
Contents
• Students prepare an action plan with co-operating bodies, implement it and evaluate the project
• Students apply group work and creative methods e.g. in client groups, social service units, residential communities or in work communities
• Students organize activities in project form and implement those activities obeying the course schedule
• The idea paper and the project plan should be presented to the teacher before starting the project
• The project should be documented
• After finishing the project, it should be reported and presented as agreed
• The students take independent care of the networking, the financing etc. as the project requires
• The practical field period can be combined to the thesis
• The practical field period can be carried out abroad
Recommended or Required Reading
Will be given in the beginging of the course
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Pass/fail scale. Assessment is based on the student's personal objectives and the objectives expressed in the curriculum, discussions and field visits as well as on papers that students will write.
Work Placement
See objectives of the study course.
Further Information
Degree students of social work can take this study course in stead of the study course: "Harjoittelu: Yhteisölliset ja luovat sosiaalityön menetelmät."