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Methods of Working with Children and Families (5 cr)

Code: K700BE30-3004

General information


Enrollment

18.03.2024 - 10.09.2024

Timing

11.09.2024 - 15.10.2024

Credits

5 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

3 op

RD proportion (cr)

1 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % 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

  • Merja Hjulberg

Student groups

  • KA71S22S_2
    Sosionomikoulutus 2 (monimuoto-opinnot) Kemi, syksy 2022
  • KA71S22S_1
    Sosionomikoulutus 1 (monimuoto-opinnot) Kemi, syksy 2022

Objective

Learning objectives:

The student
- knows forms and background theories of family work
- can apply key child-oriented and family-oriented work methods

Content

Contents:
- Theoretical starting points of family work
- Different forms of family work
- Methods of working with children and families

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Satisfactory (1)

Professional knowledge base and concepts:
The student remembers the individual and social factors behind family work. The student understands the importance of family work in social work.

Professional activities:
The student identifies the main working methods used in family work.

Ethical competence and responsibility:
The student understands the importance of justice and the inviolability of human dignity. The student remembers the importance of supporting the involvement, agency and self-determination of children and parents in family work.

Satisfactory (2)

Professional knowledge base and concepts:
The student understands the individual and social factors behind the need for family work in accordance with the Social Welfare Act and the Child Welfare Act. The student understands the importance of family work in social work. The student is able to utilize theoretical knowledge in family work.

Professional activities:
The student knows the main working methods of family work.

Ethical competence and responsibility:
The student understands the importance of justice and the inviolability of human dignity. The student understands the importance of supporting the involvement, agency and self-determination of children and parents in family work. The student is able to act in accordance with the values ​​and ethical principles of the profession.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3)

Professional knowledge base and concepts:
The student is able to apply the individual and social factors behind the need for family work in accordance with the Social Welfare Act and the Child Welfare Act. The student understands the importance of family work in social work. The student is able to apply theoretical knowledge in family work.

Professional activities:
The student is able to apply the main work methods used in family work.

Ethical competence and responsibility:
The student understands the importance of justice and the inviolability of human dignity. The student is able to apply his / her knowledge to support the involvement, agency and self-determination of children and parents in family work. The student is able to act in accordance with the values ​​and ethical principles of the profession.

Good (4)

Professional knowledge base and concepts:
The student is able to analyze the individual and social factors behind the need for family work in accordance with the Social Welfare Act and the Child Welfare Act. The student is able to analyze the importance of family work in social work. The student is able to evaluate the frame of reference for family work in accordance with the Social Welfare Act and the Child Welfare Act.

Professional activities:
The student is able to analyze the main work methods of child and family work and their application in family work.

Ethical competence and responsibility:
Through his activities, the student strengthens the realization of justice and the inviolability of human dignity. The student is able to analyze the involvement, agency and self-determination of children and parents in family work. The student is able to analyze his / her own activities 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 assess the individual and social factors behind the need for family work in accordance with the Social Welfare Act and the Child Welfare Act. The student is able to evaluate and analyze the importance of family work in social work. The student is able to create a frame of reference based on theoretical information on family work in accordance with the Social Welfare Act and the Child Welfare Act.

Professional activities:
The student is able to evaluate the main working methods of child and family work and their application in family work.

Ethical competence and responsibility:
Through his activities, the student strengthens the realization of justice and the inviolability of human dignity. The student is able to evaluate the involvement, agency and self-determination of children and parents in family work. The student is able to evaluate his / her own activities in accordance with the values and ethical principles of the profession.

Qualifications

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