Family as child welfare client (4cr)
Course unit code: S212B-9
General information
- Credits
- 4 cr
Content
Type of course
Compulsory
Level of course
Professional studies
Objective of course
Students
- can detect needs for child protection and construct client-specific plans
- are capable of working in the field of preventive and rehabilitative child welfare
- can apply culture-sensitive work approach and work in multicultural family work
- can describe organisation of child welfare from the viewpoint of social welfare legislation and regulations
Course contents
- child welfare and family work service system
- preventive work in child protection and support measures of outpatient care
- family interventions and their effects on diverse families
- care and educational work in child welfare institutions
- implementation of after-care
- special features of immigrant families´ situation
- making and reception of child welfare notices
Teaching methods
Lectures, practices, exam
Assessment methods
Active participation in contact teaching and exam
Prerequisites
-
Required reading
Forsberg, Ritala-Koskinen & Törrönen (ed.) Lapset ja sosiaalityö. 2006
Name of lecturer:
Teija Eskola
Year of study
3rd year
Period
Language of instruction
Finnish
Prerequisites
Family work and Child protection
4 cr
Type of course
Compulsory
Level of course
Professional studies
Objective of course
Students
- can detect needs for child protection and construct client-specific plans
- are capable of working in the field of preventive and rehabilitative child welfare
- can apply culture-sensitive work approach and work in multicultural family work
- can describe organisation of child welfare from the viewpoint of social welfare legislation and regulations
Course contents
- child welfare and family work service system
- preventive work in child protection and support measures of outpatient care
- family interventions and their effects on diverse families
- care and educational work in child welfare institutions
- implementation of after-care
- special features of immigrant families´ situation
- making and reception of child welfare notices
Teaching methods
Lectures, practices, exam
Assessment methods
Active participation in contact teaching and exam
Prerequisites
-
Required reading
Forsberg, Ritala-Koskinen & Törrönen (ed.) Lapset ja sosiaalityö. 2006
Name of lecturer:
Tuija Salo
Year of study
3rd year
Period
Language of instruction
Finnish