Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- identify and understand the basic principles and concepts of mental health and well-being as well as different theoretical approaches to mental health promotion
-analyse the mental health and wellness needs of different diverse client groups in different life situations
- describe different local and global factors that affect the mental health and well-being of diverse clients
-apply different methods for mental health and well-being promotion

Learning materials and recommended literature

All material can be found in the Canvas learning environment

Co-operation with working life and/or RDI

Two lectures/workshops will be given by Mieli Mental Health Finland on mental health with refugees

Forms of internationality

The study group is usually diverse with ideas and expereinces being shared from many cultures

Students workload

The contact lessons, study material and assignments are equal to 135 hours of work, which is equivalent to 5 ECTS

Contact sessions: 26 hours
Pre-studied material for contact lessons: 40 hours
Paloma training videos and seminar videos: 17 hours
Writing learning diary: 52

Content and scheduling

The course has mental health and wellbeing of diverse groups as the central theme. The topic is developed in the lessons through the learning material ( including the Finnish Institute for Health and welfare’s project PALOMA), guest lectures from MIELI Mental Health Finland and discussions based on experiences and the learning materials.
Final student outputs will include a learning diary and a group presentation.

Further information for students

Contact lessons are compulsory (at least 80% attendance is expected) . Attendance is required as the contact lessons are interactive: information is acquired through discussion and activities in the classroom.
According to the Laurea Degree guidelines, the orientation session i.e. the first lesson, is mandatory. If this is missed without prior informing, then your name will be removed from the implementation.

Deadlines are provided for the assignments. Feedback is given on all assignments. However, in the circumstances that the deadline is not met, no feedback will be provided for that assignment.
The pass/fail evaluation will be based on the completion of the assignments and attendance.

Grading scale

Approved/Failed

Evaluation methods and criteria

Evaluation criteria are provided in Canvas