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Vulnerable Client Groups and Integration of Services (3 cr)

Code: SU00CF00-3001

General information


Enrollment
02.07.2026 - 31.07.2026
Registration for introductions has not started yet.
Timing
01.08.2026 - 31.12.2026
The implementation has not yet started.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 cr
Local portion
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
20 Sosiaali- ja terveysala
Campus
Laurea Otaniemi
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Detached Joint Degree Studies in Nursing (USV49), täydennyskoulutus, Laurea Tikkurila
Teachers
Kati Rintakorpi
Nurse Joint Degree Virtuaali
Groups
USV4925SU
Detached Joint Degree Studies in Nursing, täydennyskoulutus, Tikkurila, S25
Study unit
SU00CF00

Learning outcomes

(3 ECTS; 5 Chinese credits)
Total 2 courses; 81 hours: 32 offline lessons; 4 online lessons; 43 hours independent work, group work, pair work, practical work.

The student is able to
• identify and analyse factors that increase vulnerability, the related support needs and their significance in nursing
• analyse special needs related to multicultural client relationships and immigration in social and health care
• encounter vulnerable clients in nursing and service situations in a sensitive manner
• promote participation, inclusion and rehabilitation of vulnerable clients and their significant others as part of nursing care
• describe the service network of vulnerable client groups and the tasks of different operators as part of the care and service chain and to consult other experts
• critically assess service processes in the social and health care sector from the perspective of vulnerable client groups and implement service guidance
• utilise evidence-based information and recommendations in the guidance and nursing care of clients in a vulnerable position and clients with an immigrant background
• analyse their own and other people's myths, beliefs and prejudices against vulnerable client groups and promote the development of positive attitudes

Content

G1_Cultural diversity in encountering and supporting client
(1,5 ECTS credits; 2,5 Chinese credits) 40,5 hours: 16 offline lessons; 2 online lessons; 22,5 hours independent work, group work, pair work, practical work.

Content:
• cultural sensitivity
• displacement
• disability
• deafness and blindness, as well as visual and hearing impairment
• the many forms of unemployment
• health care for prisoners and compassion fatigue and vicarious traumatization

G2_Client-centered and multiprofessional co-operation in service system
(1,5 ECTS credits; 2,5 Chinese credits) 40,5 hours: 8 offline lessons; 2 online lessons; 30,5 hours independent work, group work, pair work, practical work.

Content:
• Service system and service integration,
• Customer participation as part of the service system,
• Customer, social and health services and the third sector

Materials

G1_Cultural diversity in encountering and supporting client:

Literature: Paniagua, F. 2013 Assessing and Treating Culturally Diverse Clients A Practical Guide. Sage.

G2_Client-centered and multiprofessional co-operation in service system

Literature: Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. 2024. The status and rights of a client and patient.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

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