Disability Studies II (10 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

1. Bachelor of Social Services and Disability Studies
Students
- can analyse myths, beliefs and preconceptions concerning disabilities, can help to face and analyse them, and can promote positive attitudes
- recognise their professional role in work with people with disabilities and can work in multi-professional networks
2. Disability Studies and Theoretical Principles
Students
- deepen their knowledge of disabilities, international norms, and declarations and their application
- are familiar with the historical principles and concepts of the field and sociological disability studies
- can analyse the social status of disabled people and promote equal possibilities on different levels
3. Methods of Client Work and Service Systems
Students
- know methods which promote autonomy, participation and equal rights of disabled people, the client’s awareness of own rights and obligations
- can give individual support and ensure that the client receives services guaranteed by the law
- can promote self-motivated life, positive identity, and development of self-esteem with people of different ages
- can give support to people who suddenly become disabled
- can apply different methods to support and promote functional ability and supported decision-making
- can promote inclusion in cultural activities, exercise and social interaction
- can support relationships with family, relatives and acquaintances
- are familiar with peer group activities and disability organizations
4. Special Issues
Students
- can search for information on special issues, such as need for support in living, working, adult day services, and early childhood education concerning different disability groups
- can apply legal use of restrictions if necessary and still maintain a professional and respectful attitude

Content (course unit)

- Disability studies, history, conceptual framework, international norms
- The role of Bachelor of Social Services in working with people with disabilities
- Social participation and equal opportunities
- Individual support, services guaranteed by the law, self-motivated life in different disability groups
- Self-esteem, identity
- Support and promotion of functional ability, supported decision-making
- Inclusion, accessibility, Design for All
- Social network, family, and community
- Peer group activities and disability organisations
- Current and special issues

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

Can identify and define phenomena related to the field and basic concepts and theory. Relation to knowledge: mainly observational and descriptive.

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

To structure the relationship between phenomena and concepts in the field. Can apply concepts and theory in a structured way. Is able to justify one's own views and is able to apply theoretical knowledge to practice. Relation to knowledge: self-contained, problematizing.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

Understand wide-ranging entities and the relationships between them. Analyze theory and practice and the relationships between phenomena. Combines pedagogical competence with professional context. Creative, developing, innovative and / or personal touch. Relation to knowledge: exploratory, argumentative and analytical.

Location and time

Ti 7.1. ap+ip: Orientaatio koululla aamupäivä, kaikki opettajat- iltapäivä vierailukäynnit (MONIMUODOT MUKANA)

Ke 15.1. Ap: Työelämäyhteistyö itsenäisesti. Ip: Saija: Vammaisuuden määrittely ja sopimukset. (Saija tarkentaa päivän aikataulun)

Ti 21.1. ap: klo 8:30-10 Kati: vammaistyön kehittäminen/ Etäopetus. + ip: Equal treatment- kurssi (ohjeistus aamupäivällä)

Ti 28.1. Etäopetus: ap Saija: Osallisuus +ip Hanna: Toimintaväline vai apuväline?

Ti 4.2. Etäopetus: Hanna: Työelämäyhteistyö ja tehtävät/ välireflektio. Ohjaajana vammaistyössä/ vammaisuuden kohtaaminen. (iltapäivällä jatketaan itsenäisesti annettuja tehtäviä)

Ke 12.2. klo 9:00 Seksuaalisuuden kohtaaminen vammaistyössä/Satu Ristilä + Hanna
Ip: käynti Malike keskuksessa, Hanna (MONIMUODOT MUKANA)

Ke 19.2. ap Kati, etäopetus: Uusi vammaispalvelulaki tutuksi webinaarin purku (Webinaari sarja 15.1.-12.2.). Ip. Saija:

To 6.3. Lähiopetus, kaikki opettajat (MONIMUODOT MUKANA)

Assessment methods and criteria

Opiskelija osallistuu aktiivisesti kontaktiopetukseen, suorittaa hyväksytysti opintojakson tehtävät ja tekee vaadittavat tunnit työelämäyhteistyössä ja/tai koulutuksissa.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Kontaktiopetus
Opintojakson tehtävät , materiaaleihin tutustuminen, tiedon haku
Työelämässä tehtävät tunnit + seminaarit ja koulutukset

Student workload

Kontaktiopetus 81h = 3 op

Opintojakson tehtävät , materiaaleihin tutustuminen, tiedon haku 108h = 4 op

Työelämässä tehtävät tunnit + seminaarit ja koulutukset 81h = 3 op

Content scheduling

Katso kohta: aika ja paikka