Methodological Competence in Social Care Sector Client Work (10 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- recognize and outline various theoretical work orientations and working methods in client work
- use and apply social pedagogical, sociocultural and psychosocial methods and tools to support individuals, families and groups in different life stages
- manage the process of methodical and goal-oriented client work
- evaluate and document client work

Location and time

For course schedule, please see Pakki.

Materials

Course materials are provided during the course.

Teaching methods

This course will be implemented through
- contact classes and online classes
- excursions to service providers and cooperation partners
- written assignments, group work, presentations, learning diary

After completing the course the student
- recognizes and structures various theoretical work orientations and working methods in customer work
- is able to use and apply the methods and tools of social pedagogy, sociocultural and psychosocial work to support individuals, families and groups in different life stages
- master the process of methodical and goal-oriented customer work and is able to evaluate and document customer work


NB! In case of corona restrictions, the course takes place online, using digital solutions like zoom and padlet.

Student workload

One credit equals approximately 26.7 hours of work performed by the student.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Course attendance requirements: Attendance is compulsory for all lessons unless agreed separately in class. You need to attend a minimum of 75% of classes, so in case there are, for example, 10 contact times, each 4 hours, you can miss three 4-hour classes (12 hours). If your absences are more than that, your grade will drop by one, for example from 3 to 2. In case your absences exceed 50% of contact hours, you need to consult your teacher on how to finalize the course (this could mean retaking the whole course, doing supplementary tasks or taking additional classes, if available). In case your tasks are considerably late but completed during the term in question, this will also affect your grade by -1. If the required tasks and requirements are not met, you need to enroll again for the course. For supplementary or delayed tasks, there will be no feedback

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

Course attendance requirements:
Attendance is compulsory for all lessons unless agreed separately in class. You need to attend a minimum of 75% of classes, so in case there are, for example, 10 contact times, each 4 hours, you can miss three 4-hour classes (12 hours).
If your absences are more than that, your grade will drop by one, for example from 3 to 2. In case your absences exceed 50% of contact hours, you need to consult your teacher on how to finalize the course (this could mean retaking the whole course, doing supplementary tasks or taking additional classes, if available).

In case your tasks are considerably late but completed during the term in question, this will also affect your grade by -1. If the required tasks and requirements are not met, you need to enroll again for the course. For supplementary or delayed tasks, there will be no feedback