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

Code: 7S-52-3006

General information


Enrolment period
02.07.2015 - 30.11.2015
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.08.2015 - 31.12.2015
Implementation has ended.
Credits
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Social Services
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
Finnish
Teachers
Toni Leander
Eijamaria Broholm
Person in charge
Toni Leander
Course
7S-52

Objectives (course unit)

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 (course unit)

- 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

Exam schedules

Ei tenttiä.

Assessment methods and criteria

Oppimisraportti arvioidaan hyväksytty/täydennettävä.

Teaching methods

Opetuskeskustelu, harjoitukset, verkko-opiskelu, kenttätyöskentely, päiväkirjatyöskentely, oppimisraportti.

Learning materials

Kurssin alussa sovittava sähköinen ja muu materiaali.

Student workload

3 op = 81 h

Content scheduling

8.9. 16-20 Kurssiorientaatio, ikäihmisten palvelujen toteuttaminen ja lainsäädäntö. Gerontologisen sosiaalialan työn eettiset periaatteet ja asiakkaan asema
15.9. 16-20 Harjoittelun ohjeistus, oppimistehtävät, reflektiopäiväkirja ja oman oppimisen raportointi.

Completion alternatives

Ei valinnaista suoritustapaa.

Practical training and working life cooperation

Oppimistehtäviin liittyy harjoittelua ja työelämäyhteistyötä.

Assessment criteria - pass/fail (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Hyväksytty/täydennettävä

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