Social and Health Care Services in Finland (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student
- knows the history, structure, principles, service deliveries and basic legislation of the social-, health- and rehabilitation systems;
- knows in general the practices of the social and health care professions;
- knows the actual challenges of the social-, health- and rehabilitation systems

Content (course unit)

- the ideology of welfare and its development;
- guiding principles of the central legislation;
- official control of the professions of social and health care;
- public politics;
- the structure and options of the service system (public, private and third sector);
- the basic concepts and questions of the economy;
- the challenges of service integration, ageing, client-focus, technology, digitalisation, medicalisation, multi-culturalism and economics

Prerequisites (course unit)

none

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

The student has sufficiently achieved the knowledge and skills objectives set for the course. They can name the concepts of the social and health service system and the operating environment of rehabilitation and can describe the basic principles of the system.

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

The student has well achieved the knowledge and skills set for the course and is able to distinguish between the organization and responsibilities of the services provided by the social and health service system and the rehabilitation environment from the point of view of the organizations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student has excelled in the knowledge and skills set for the course and is able to describe and analyze the suitability of the social and health service system and the rehabilitation environment in accordance with the client's individual needs.

Location and time

Opintojakso on avoinna TUNI Moodlessa 23.8.-29.9.2023. Kurssin kaikki tehtävät pitää suorittaa tämän ajanjakson aikana.

Exam schedules

Toteutuksella ei ole kirjallisuustenttiä.
Arviointi perustuu ryhmä- ja yksilötehtäviin, jotka tulee kaikki olla hyväksytysti suoritettuja 29.9.2023. mennessä.

Opintojakson kokonaisarvosana muodostuu numeerisesti arvioitavien (0-5) tehtävien arvosanojen keskiarvosta.
Opintojakson uusinta tai arvosanan korottaminen tehdään koko opintojakson osalta opettajan määrittelemällä tavalla. Osasuorituksia ei siis voi uusia, eikä korottaa yksittäin.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

- Lähiopetus
- Ryhmätyöskentely
- Itsenäinen työskentely
- Verkko-opiskelu ja videoluennot

Learning materials

Toteutuksen tuni moodlessa opettajan osoittama materiaali.

Suositeltua kirjallisuutta ja lähteitä tehtävien tueksi ja tiedon syventämiseen:
Haverinen, R., Kuronen, M., Pösö, T. (2014). Sosiaalihuollon tila ja tulevaisuus. Tampere: Vastapaino. Saatavissa e-kirjana

Niemelä, M., Kokkinen, L., Pulkki, J., Saarinen, A., & Tynkkynen, L. (2015). Terveydenhuollon muutokset: Politiikka, järjestelmä ja seuraukset. Tampere: Tampere University Press. Saatavissa e-kirjana.

Särkelä, R., Siltaniemi, A., Rouvinen-Wilenius, P., Parviainen, H., & Ahola, E. (2014). Hyvinvointitalous. [Helsinki]: SOSTE. http://www.soste.fi/media/pdf/julkaisut/hyvinvointitalous_final.pdf

Teknologia sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollossa. Hoitotyön vuosikirja 2016. Helsinki: Fioca.

Seppälä, T. & Pekurinen, M. (toim.) 2014.Sosiaali -ja terveydenhuollon keskeiset rahavirrat. http://www.julkari.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/116653/THL_RAP022_2014verkko.pdf?sequence=1

Sosiaalihuoltolain soveltamisopas. 2017. Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö.
http://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/80391/05_17_Sosiaalihuoltolain%20soveltamisopas.pdf?sequence=1

Ihalainen, J. (2016). Turvaverkko vai trampoliini: Sosiaaliturvan mahdollisuudet (10. uudistettu painos.). Helsinki: Sanoma Pro Oy.

Student workload

3 op = 81 h opiskelijan työtä.
Lähiopetuskerrat 16 h.
Yksilö- ja ryhmätehtävät 65 h.

Content scheduling

Kurssin lähiopetus- ja ryhmätyökerrat:
23.08.2023 08.30 - 11.30 22SOAC
24.08.2023 08.30 - 11.30 22SOBD
31.08.2023 13.00 - 16.00 22SOAC
01.09.2023 13.00 - 16.00 22SOBD
06.09.2023 13.00 - 16.00 22SOAC
12.09.2023 13.00 - 16.00 22SOBD
11.09.2023 09.00 - 12.00 Ryhmätehtävän tekemistä vapaavalintaisessa tilassa.
14.09.2023 13.00 - 16.00 22SOAC
15.09.2023 09.00 - 12.00 22SOBD

Completion alternatives

Ei ole.

Practical training and working life cooperation

Ei ole.

Further information

Toteutussuunnitelma saattaa päivittyä vielä ennen orientaatiota.

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student hasn't sufficiently achieved the knowledge and skills objectives set for the course. Student can't name the concepts of the social and health service system or the operating environment of rehabilitation and can't describe the basic principles of the system. The student hasn't passed all the assignment's required in the course.

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

The student has sufficiently achieved the knowledge and skills objectives set for the course. They can name the concepts of the social and health service system and the operating environment of rehabilitation and can describe the basic principles of the system.

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

The student has well achieved the knowledge and skills set for the course and is able to distinguish between the organization and responsibilities of the services provided by the social and health service system and the rehabilitation environment from the point of view of the organizations.

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

The student has excelled in the knowledge and skills set for the course and is able to describe and analyze the suitability of the social and health service system and the rehabilitation environment in accordance with the client's individual needs.