Counselling in Various Environments (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

After completing the study unit, the student is able to
- acknowledge the significance of cooperation with working life and offer counselling that strengthens this
- act as a counsellor in various environments both in educational institutions and outside them - identify the possibilities, requirements and risks of digitalisation for counselling and education and use appropriate information and communications technology solutions as a part of counselling
- monitor the international trends and developments in counselling and place guidance counselling in Finland on the international field
- operate in the international field of counselling and take the diverse starting points and ideas of the participants into account during discussions
- promote ‘internationalisation at home’ at work and in their community
- guide students in matters related to international mobility.

Content (course unit)

During the study unit, we will seek to answer the following questions:
- How are students guided in various environments?
- How do you provide functional counselling in cooperation with working life?
- What is the status of Finnish guidance counselling in the international field of counselling?
- How does internationality affect counselling?

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

The student passes the study unit if they have demonstrated competencies described in the learning outcomes. If the student has not achieved the learning outcomes or supplemented their competencies in the manner agreed on, they will fail the study unit. The grounds for the assessment criteria are described in the document ‘Pedagogical principles in Professional guidance counsellor education’. The assessment criteria are derived from the learning outcomes presented in the implementation plan for the study unit.

Assessment scale

0-5