Social Sector Service System and Social Care Legislation (10 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- analyse the welfare changes and objectives in Finnish society, as well as the challenges it encounters in a globalised world.
- describe the structure and service system of Finnish social security.
- identify the main features of the social care legislation

Materials

Internet:
•Kansaneläkelaitos KELA - National Insurance Assoxiation:
http://www.kela.fi / http://www.kela.fi/web/en
•Keskinäinen työeläkevakuutusyhtiö Varma - earnings related pension insurance company
http://www.varma.fi / https://www.varma.fi/en/
•Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
http://www.stm.fi/etusivu / http://stm.fi/en/frontpage
•Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos - National Institute for Health and Welfare
https://www.thl.fi/fi/ / https://www.thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en
Legislation:
Suomen lainsäädäntö / All available Translations of Finnish acts and decrees
Suomen perustuslaki / The Constitution of Finland
Sosiaalihuoltolaki / Social Welfare Act
Laki sosiaalihuollon asiakkaan asemasta = Act on the Status and Rights of Social Welfare Clients, unfortunately there is no translation available...
More bibliography will be published in the beginning of the study unit!

Teaching methods

Study units V1477 Social Sector Service System and Social Care Legislation and V1478 Exerting Influence in the Social Care Sector are integrated as one study unit.
Study unit consists of lectures, field visits and seminars. There will be both individual and group assignments and a project work.
Course attendance requirements: Attendance is compulsory for all lessons unless agreed separately in class. You need to attend a minimum of 70% 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.

International connections

This study unit is not available for exchange students.

Student workload

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