Youth and Adult Social WorkLaajuus (8 cr)

Objectives

Objectives
1. Bachelor of Social Services in Social Work with Youth and Adults
Students
- are able to analyze their individual and professional identity in working with youth and adults
- understand the meaning of social work as a multi-disciplinary profession and are able to apply the theoretical principles of social work in practice
- can act as experts of social services in complex professional networks
- can apply ethical principles of social services and identify situations requiring ethical consideration
2. Youth and Adults as Clients of Social Work
Students
- understand the principles of social work in society and can identify social factors which cause deprivation and social problems in the lives of youth and adults
3. Methods and Approaches to Client Work
Students
- are able to justify the use of approaches to work (preventive work, early intervention, rehabilitative social work, community work, structural social work) and can apply and assess them in practice
-can apply different individual and group counselling methods
- can theoretically explain choices made in client work
4. Phenomena and Special Issues in Social Work with Youth and Adults
Students
- can describe phenomena and special issues related to social work with youth and adults
- can analyze the importance of phenomena and special issues in client relationships, everyday life and own work
5. Advanced Knowledge of Legislation, Service System and Client Process
Students
- know legislation on social work with youth and adults and can apply it in a client-centered way enabling client participation
- are familiar with the key service system in social work with youth and adults and can acquire information on it in client work
- can describe and assess different stages of client process in social work with youth and adults

Content

1. Bachelor of Social Services in Social Work with Youth and Adults
- Values, ethics, attitude, multi-disciplinary information in social services, the identity of Bachelor of Social Services and task structure in social welfare, multi-professional co-operation
2. Youth and Adults as Clients of Social Work
- Social polarization in youth and adult work, social inclusion and integration
- Rehabilitative approach to improving employment situation, field of criminal sanctions, student welfare services
3. Methods and Approaches to Work
- Goal-orientation, methodicalness, assessment, client-specific plan, dialogue, case management
- Approaches to social work, everyday life and client-oriented approach in non-institutional and institutional care
- Applying different approaches to client work in individual and group counselling, reformative social work, crisis work
- Expertise by experience, peer support, and voluntary work
4. Phenomena and Special Issues in Social Work with Youth and Adults
- Mental health and substance abuse work, special education, vocational rehabilitation and employment or some other topical issue
- Current studies
5. Advanced Knowledge of Legislation, Service System and Client Process
- Acquiring information on key laws, service system, services and benefits in social work with youth and adults, income support, and debt counselling
- Management of client process