Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The student
• examines mental health and substance abuse work critically in terms of sustainable development goals and ethical responsibility
• identifies and reflects on global and national phenomena affecting to mental health and in addition, societal and communal levels of influencing to them
• evaluates and develops current and new methods of mental health and substance abuse work in a future-oriented way together with clients

Content (course unit)

• Sustainable development and ethical responsibility in mental health and substance abuse work
• Global and national phenomena affecting to mental health
• Societal and communal influencing
• Critical evaluation and use of various methods in mental health and substance abuse work (e.g. opportunities and challenges of digitalization)
• People-centered, renewal and future oriented way of working within mental health and substance abuse care

Further information (course unit)

Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences is responsible organiser of this course. According to the contract between the five UAS students in the Master studies on mental health and substance abuse as well as "path students" in these studies are eligible to participate to this course.

Intensive days will be held in Jyväskylä. JAMK is responsible for teaching.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student
• is able to search for information on the subject and is able to use national and international sources
• is able to apply the collected information at a descriptive level when reviewing current practices and means of action
• does not display a critical evaluation of the topic
• participates in the course inconsistently.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student
• is able to seek evidence-based knowledge from both national and international sources, and is able evaluate the sources critically
• is able to construct both analyses and syntheses of the topic
• is able to use the acquired knowledge in critical evaluation and development of current practices
• generally participates in the course actively and professionally.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student
• is able to retrieve evidence-based knowledge from a number of national and international sources of information, critically evaluate the studies and synthesise the collected data
• shows a profound command of the subject
• is able to evaluate current practices critically and is able to create new evidence-based practices
• participates in the course actively and professionally.

Assessment scale

0-5