Social Support and Care of the Elderly - Practical PlacementLaajuus (3 cr)

Objectives

Student
- understand the ethical principles of work with the aged and legislation on confidentiality and the status of clients
- can interact with elderly clients and make observations about their functional ability
- know and recognise the principles and different stages of interaction process
- can theoretically reflect own interaction
- understand individual and communal factors related to old age
- can describe the method of implementing elderly client’s services, legislative principles, and the role of Bachelor of Social Services in the implementation process

Content

- Encountering elderly people and functional ability in everyday life
- The competencies of Bachelor of Social Services in working with senior citizens and the aged
- Essential legislation governing the work with the aged
- Experiences of old age
- Interaction process, encountering elderly people in everyday life, validation method