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Dialogue, Encounters, and Professional Interaction (5 cr)

Code: SU00CE79-3001

General information


Enrollment
02.07.2025 - 31.07.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.08.2025 - 31.12.2025
Implementation is running.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
20 Sosiaali- ja terveysala
Campus
Laurea Otaniemi
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Detached Joint Degree Studies in Elderly Care (USG6), täydennyskoulutus, Laurea Otaniemi
Teachers
Valpuri Seikkula
Kati Rintakorpi
Mikko Harju
Johanna Leskelä
Teacher in charge
Valpuri Seikkula
Groups
USG625SU
Detached Joint Degree Studies in Elderly Care, täydennyskoulutus, S25, Otaniemi
Study unit
SU00CE79

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:
- define and distinguish between discussion, professional interaction and dialogue
- evaluate and set goals for developing their interaction skills
- interact in dialogue with individual clients, groups and other professionals
- promote the rehabilitee’s participation and resources through dialogue
- work in teams and groups.

Content

Interactive skills (2 ECTS; 3,4 Chinese credits)

54 hours: 12 offline lessons; 2 online lessons; 40 h independent work, group work, pair work, practical work

Course Content:
- Encountering others and listening to them
- Active listening
- Dialogue
- Self-development reflection

Interaction with clients (3 ECTS; 5 Chinese credits)
81 hours: 20 offline lessons; 2 online lessons; 59 h independent work, group work, pair work, practical work
Content:
- Constructing dialogical relations
- Teamwork, group dynamics, and phenomena
- Interaction with customers
- Promoting the rehabilitee’s participation and resources

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

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