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Mental Health Work (5 cr)

Code: K700BE06-3003

General information


Enrollment

13.03.2023 - 12.10.2023

Timing

13.10.2023 - 24.12.2023

Credits

5 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

4 op

Mode of delivery

20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning

Unit

Bachelor of Social Services

Office

Kosmos, Tietokatu 1, Kemi

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor of Social Services

Teachers

  • Leena Seppälä

Responsible person

Leena Seppälä

Student groups

  • KA71S22S_2
    Sosionomikoulutus 2 (monimuoto-opinnot) Kemi, syksy 2022

Objective

Learning objectives:

The student
- can identify social, cultural and environmental factors affecting mental health
- can identify the most common mental health disorders and the associated treatment services
- knows the principles of crisis work and can counsel clients in crisis situations
- can refer clients to mental health rehabilitation services

Content

Contents:

- Building good mental health
- Finns' mental health
- Main mental disorders and their treatment
- Service system and key legislation
- Crisis work and mental health rehabilitation

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Fail (0)

Professional knowledge base and concepts:
The student does not know the factors of positive mental health strengthening and is not able to explain mental health disorders and related treatment and rehabilitation services.

Professional activities:
The student does not know how to act professionally and does not know or recognize the forms of mental health work to promote clients' ability to function.

Ethical competence:
The student does not act professionally or in accordance with the ethical principles of the profession.

Satisfactory (1)

Professional knowledge base and concepts:
The student is able to list the factors of positive mental health strengthening and knows their connection to the crisis work and rehabilitation. The student knows some of the factors that support the strengthening of positive mental health and is partially familiar with mental health disorders and related care and rehabilitation services and is able to refer clients to them.

Professional activities:
The student is able to list the basics of his / her professional activity and identify his / her professional competence in different situations and contexts. The student knows some forms of mental health work and identifies their use to promote clients’ functional capacity in mental health client work and rehabilitation processes.

Ethical competence and responsibility:
The student recognizes the importance of justice and the inviolability of human dignity. He is familiar with some of the principles of human inclusion, agency, and self-determination. The student knows responsibility for his / her activities and is able to list work practices that increase safety. The student acts professionally and in accordance with the ethical principles of the profession.

Satisfactory (2)

Professional knowledge base and concepts:
The student knows some of the factors that strengthen positive mental health and knows their connection to the crisis work and rehabilitation. The student is able to support the strengthening of positive mental health to some extent and is familiar with most mental health disorders and related care and rehabilitation services and is able to refer clients to them.

Professional activities:
The student knows the basics of his / her professional activity and is able to apply his / her professional competence in different situations and contexts. The student knows the main features of some forms of mental health work to promote clients' ability to function in mental health client work and rehabilitation processes.

Ethical competence and responsibility:
The student understands the importance of justice and the inviolability of human dignity. He is familiar with the principles of human inclusion, agency and sovereignty. The student takes responsibility for his / her actions and takes into account work practices that increase safety. The student acts in accordance with the values ​​and ethical principles of the profession.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3)

Professional knowledge base and concepts:
The student knows the key factors in the strengthening of positive mental health and their connection to the crisis work and rehabilitation. The student is able to support the strengthening of positive mental health and is familiar with the most common mental health disorders and related care and rehabilitation services and is able to refer clients to them.

Professional activities:
The student is able to evaluate the basics of his / her professional activity and is able to apply his / her professional competence in different situations and contexts. The student is able to plan some forms of mental health work to promote clients' ability to function.

Ethical competence and responsibility:
Through his / her activities, the student supports the realization of justice and the inviolability of human dignity. Student supports people's inclusion, agency and self-determination. Student acts responsibly and creates work practices that increase safety. He/she justifies his/her actions in accordance with the values ​​and ethical principles of the profession.

Good (4)

Professional knowledge base and concepts:
The student is well able to support the strengthening of positive mental health and apply their skills in the field of crisis work and rehabilitation. The student knows extensively the importance of social, cultural and environmental factors in the construction and disruption of mental health.

Professional activities:
The student is able to evaluate well the basics of his / her professional activity and is able to justify his / her professional competence in different situations and contexts.
The student is able to plan various forms of mental health work in a versatile way in order to promote the clients' ability to function.

Ethical competence and responsibility:
Through his activities, the student supports the realization of justice and the inviolability of human dignity. He provides a wide range of support for people's inclusion, empowerment and self-determination. The student acts responsibly and creates work practices that increase safety. He justifies his actions in accordance with the values ​​and ethical principles of the profession.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)

Professional knowledge base and concepts:
The student is able to support the strengthening of positive mental health in a variety of ways and apply his or her skills in the field of crisis work and rehabilitation. The student comprehensively knows the importance of social, cultural and environmental factors in the construction and disruption of mental health.

Professional activities:
The student is able to evaluate the basics of his / her professional activity in a commendable way and is able to justify his / her professional competence in different situations and contexts. The student is able to plan various forms of mental health work in a versatile way in order to promote the clients' ability to function.

Ethical competence and responsibility:
Through his/her activities, the student strengthens the realization of justice and the inviolability of human dignity. The student works to improve people’s inclusion, agency and self-determination. He/she acts responsibly and creates work practices that increase safety. The student justifies his / her activities in accordance with the values ​​and ethical principles of the profession.

Qualifications

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