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Development of Working with and Services for the Disabled (5 cr)

Code: K700BE25-3004

General information


Enrollment

01.10.2024 - 09.03.2025

Timing

10.03.2025 - 26.05.2025

Credits

5 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

5 op

RD proportion (cr)

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Bachelor of Social Services

Office

Kosmos, Tietokatu 1, Kemi

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 20

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor of Social Services

Teachers

  • Tarja Jussila

Student groups

  • KA71S23K_1
  • KA71S23K_2
    Sosionomikoulutus 2 (verkko-opinnot) Kemi, kevät 2023

Objective

Learning objectives:

The student
- can identify local, national and international guidelines, agreements and programmes connected to disability policy
- can analyse and assess current disability research and development work
- has the skills to enhance the work and services for the disabled in cooperation with disabled persons and various actors

Content

Contents:
- Disability research, ideologies and programmes of disability policy
- Forms of advocacy work
- Regional, national and international development work

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Fail (0)

The student has not participated in teaching or achieved the objectives of the course

Satisfactory (1)

Professional knowledge base and concepts:
The student identifies some disability policy guidelines, agreements, and programs. The student identifies the needs of disability work and services.

Professional activities:
The student is able to work with people with disabilities and various actors. The student identifies disability work practices.

Ethical competence and responsibility:
The student has little knowledge of the need for client involvement, agency and self-determination. The student has a weak recognition of professional values ​​and ethical principles.

Satisfactory (2)

Professional knowledge base and concepts:
Students will identify local, national, and international disability policy guidelines, agreements, and programs. The student identifies the need to develop disability work and services.

Professional activities:
The student has limited ability to develop disability work and services with people with disabilities and various actors. The student knows disability research and its practices.

Ethical competence and responsibility:
The student knows the need for client involvement, agency and self-determination. The student knows the values ​​and ethical principles of the profession.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3)

Professional knowledge base and concepts:
The student is familiar with local, national, and international disability policy guidelines, agreements, and programs used in a variety of situations. The student justifies the development of disability work and services with the help of information on disability research and development work.

Professional activities:
The student has the ability to develop disability work and services with people with disabilities and various actors. The student is able to evaluate disability research and its practices.

Ethical competence and responsibility:
The student supports clients' involvement, agency and self-determination. The student acts in accordance with the values ​​and ethical principles of the profession

Good (4)

Professional knowledge base and concepts:
The student is familiar with local, national, and international disability policy guidelines, agreements, and programs that apply them to a variety of phenomena and situations. The student analyzes and justifies the development of disability work - and services with the help of information on disability research and development work.

Professional activities:
The student has the ability to develop disability work and services in cooperation with people with disabilities and various actors. The student is able to evaluate disability research and its practices well.

Ethical competence and responsibility:
The student supports clients' involvement, agency and self-determination. The student acts responsibly and in accordance with the values ​​and ethical principles of the profession.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)

Professional knowledge base and concepts:
The student knows local, national, and international disability policy guidelines, agreements, and programs that are expertly applied to a variety of phenomena and situations. The student analyzes and justifies the services and development of disability work in a variety of ways with the help of information on disability research and development work.

Professional activities:
The student has excellent abilities to develop disability work and services in cooperation with people with disabilities and various actors. The student is able to analyze and evaluate disability research and its practices.

Ethical competence and responsibility:
The student strengthens clients' involvement, agency and self-determination. He acts responsibly and justifies his actions in accordance with the values and ethical principles of the profession.

Qualifications

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