Disability Studies (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Students
- are able to perceive disabilities from the perspective of medical model, social model, and human right model
- are able to work with disabled people of different ages in different client situations
- are able to promote inclusion and accessibility
- can search for current information on disability studies using Finnish and international sources
- can describe the principles of social rehabilitation and disability studies

Content (course unit)

Different models of disability
- Encountering disabilities
- Inclusion and accessibility
- Expert knowledge in literature and in the organisations of the field
- International perspectives

Assessment methods and criteria

Portfolio; reflective log

Teaching methods

Learning methods
1. Knowledge / literature,
2. study visits / activities
3. mini research
4. reflective log / portfolio

Learning materials

- Service system
Institutional care / independent living.
Watch documentary films like the following:
Bulgaria http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQZ-ERQczj8
Signmark, Finland http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FrqZW1dIw8
Punk syndrome http://kovasikajuttu.fi/en/
Co operation between Civil society and governmet, Finland with the eyes from US http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiiRBk3qd3Y
Case example, Finland http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zLvlxr62TY
China, dance 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov_iJQGq6DI
China, dance 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTrb6i7gJAk
Estonia, 2013, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A-rE04NdZQ
Reflections on your log.
- Inclusion and accessibility
One example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s3NZaLhcc4
- Disability policy
United Nations http://www.un.org/disabilities/ Power Point presentation in here http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?navid=15&pid=162
- “Disability studies”
Social model of disability; some links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qn3OQvrkOs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF6MWNLHt9M
Social rehabilitation; some links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJx7IbPFz8U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyF8cgunwzk
http://www.infopankki.fi/en/living-in-finland/health/rehabilitation
http://www.who.int/disabilities/en/

Practical training and working life cooperation

Study visits

International connections

open for excance students

Further information

tarkempi toteutussuunnitelma sovitaan työskentelyn alkaessa

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Reflective log / portfolio
Assessment criteria:
- descriptions of his/her own learning in each activity
- is aware of appropriate literature and can discuss / include it into the task
- some examples of theory and practice,
- basics of issues of equity and social justice

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Reflective log / portfolio
Assessment criteria:
- student can organize descriptions of his/her own learning in each activity
- is aware of appropriate literature and can discuss / include it into the task
- can identify a relationship between theory and practice,
- can develop refine professional practice with due regard to issues of equity and social justice

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Reflective log / portfolio
Assessment criteria:
- student can coherently organize descriptions of his/her own learning in each activity
- is aware of appropriate literature and can discuss / include it into the task
- can identify and articulate a relationship between theory and practice,
- can develop personal theory and refine professional practice with due regard to issues of equity and social justice