Placement for Client Work (15 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- encounter various clients and client groups
- establish a client-oriented interactive relationship
- perceive the basic tasks of the work community and the organisation
- play an active and responsible part in the activities of the work community
- set goals for their own professional learning outcomes and assess their professional growth
- act according to the ethical principles of the social care sector

Location and time

[This field is not used at Laurea.]

Materials

The advisable literature is named in Canvas. You can also use other material but please remember source evaluation.

Teaching methods

The placement for client work will take place in a kindergarten in Lohja during spring 2022. You will be named a mentor in the kindergarten and from Laurea too. The study unit will start with a meeting in Lohja campus during April with a small group and your Laurea mentor. You will meet both your mentors during the placement.

You will find all the tasks etc in Canvas.

Employer connections

The placement for client work is 15 credits in total. You will accomplish 14 credits (~378 h) in the kindergarten, 1 credit (27 h) is for reporting etc. Daily shifts in the kindergarten may vary.

Exam schedules

The first meeting with your Laurea mentor will take place in 4.4. 9-11.

The placement in kindergarten begins in April.

The meeting with you and your both mentors will take place in May.

International connections

The study unit is suitable for exchange students.

Completion alternatives

All students are entitled to demonstrate their competence. The recognition and accreditation of prior competence is initiated by the students themselves. The competence is recognized and accredited by the teacher responsible for the studies or another person designated to the position. The assessment is carried out according to the same assessment criteria and, as a rule, same grading scale as that adopted for the corresponding study unit or module. The student is entitled to apply for accreditation of prior competence regardless of where, how and when the competence has been acquired. The student may also seek accreditation of competence to be acquired on the job as part of their degree (work-based learning). ... The student is responsible for demonstrating and verifying their competence and for providing sufficient information.

Student workload

One credit equals approximately 26.7 hours of work performed by the student. The study unit is ~400 in total.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Further information

The study unit corresponds to the requirements of Bachelor level education.
According to the degree regulations (section 18) students must be present for the first contact teaching session, or they must notify the responsible teacher of their absence to confirm they intend to participate in studies, Alternatively, the teacher can specify a different manner for the student to confirm that they intend to participate in the studies. The completion of these measures can be required within a week of the studies having begun. The application of the aforementioned approach requires that the teacher notifies the students accepted to the study unit of the practice and that the practice is specifically mentioned in the study unit’s implementation plan.

If the student has a justified reason for not attending the first contact teaching session or for not notifying the teacher of their intention to be involved in studies in the manner required by the teacher, the student must contact the responsible teacher to agree on participation in the studies. Their registration for the study unit will be rejected, of the student does not notify the teacher of being absent from the first contact teaching session or the reason for their absence cannot be considered justified, Another student who is in line for the study unit can be selected in their place.

Due to a illness of your own or your child under 10 years of age you can be absent for five days during the placement. If there will be more than five absent days you need to replace them. You will get more information from your Laurea mentor.