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Digital Counselling in Social and Health Care and Employment ServicesLaajuus (4 cr)

Code: SS10044

Credits

4 op

Teaching language

  • Finnish

Responsible person

  • Katja Sorjonen

Objective

After having completed the course you understand the basics and meaning of strengths-based counselling in social and health care and employment services. You are able to observe and utilize the special features of digital counselling in your work. You are able to observe and utilize specific features of digital counselling in your work. You understand the concepts of agency and inclusion. You learn to include the ideas of agency and inclusion as crucial part of digital counselling and apply the suited methods and exercises.

Content

- Principles of counselling and strengths-based counselling
- Special features of digital counselling
- Including the ideas of agency and inclusion in digital counseling
- Applying the suited methods and exercises for distant counselling

Further information

The course has been developed as part of a project "Digital services and distance guidance in social and employment services in long-distance areas" at Karelia University of Applied Sciences.

Enrollment

01.04.2024 - 30.11.2024

Timing

12.08.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Open UAS

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 100

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Katja Sorjonen
  • Jaana Kurki
Teacher in charge

Katja Sorjonen

Groups
  • TOP24_25
    Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2024-2025
  • KAKS24
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Fall, 2024

Objective

After having completed the course you understand the basics and meaning of strengths-based counselling in social and health care and employment services. You are able to observe and utilize the special features of digital counselling in your work. You are able to observe and utilize specific features of digital counselling in your work. You understand the concepts of agency and inclusion. You learn to include the ideas of agency and inclusion as crucial part of digital counselling and apply the suited methods and exercises.

Content

- Principles of counselling and strengths-based counselling
- Special features of digital counselling
- Including the ideas of agency and inclusion in digital counseling
- Applying the suited methods and exercises for distant counselling

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Further information

The course has been developed as part of a project "Digital services and distance guidance in social and employment services in long-distance areas" at Karelia University of Applied Sciences.

Enrollment

01.11.2023 - 15.04.2024

Timing

15.01.2024 - 31.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Open UAS

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

20 - 100

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Jaana Kurki
Teacher in charge

Katja Sorjonen

Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen opiskelijat (Size: 40. Open UAS: 40.)
  • Tutkinto-opiskelijat (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • TOP23_24
    Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2023-2024
  • KAKK24
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Spring, 2024
Small groups
  • Open UAS students
  • Degree students

Objective

After having completed the course you understand the basics and meaning of strengths-based counselling in social and health care and employment services. You are able to observe and utilize the special features of digital counselling in your work. You are able to observe and utilize specific features of digital counselling in your work. You understand the concepts of agency and inclusion. You learn to include the ideas of agency and inclusion as crucial part of digital counselling and apply the suited methods and exercises.

Content

- Principles of counselling and strengths-based counselling
- Special features of digital counselling
- Including the ideas of agency and inclusion in digital counseling
- Applying the suited methods and exercises for distant counselling

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Further information

The course has been developed as part of a project "Digital services and distance guidance in social and employment services in long-distance areas" at Karelia University of Applied Sciences.

Enrollment

01.04.2023 - 31.10.2023

Timing

10.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Open University of Applied Sciences Studies
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
  • Katja Sorjonen
Teacher in charge

Katja Sorjonen

Scheduling groups
  • Avoimen opiskelijat (Size: 50. Open UAS: 50.)
  • Tutkinto-opiskelijat (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • TOP23_24
    Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2023-2024
  • KAKS23
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Fall, 2023
Small groups
  • Open UAS students
  • Degree students

Objective

After having completed the course you understand the basics and meaning of strengths-based counselling in social and health care and employment services. You are able to observe and utilize the special features of digital counselling in your work. You are able to observe and utilize specific features of digital counselling in your work. You understand the concepts of agency and inclusion. You learn to include the ideas of agency and inclusion as crucial part of digital counselling and apply the suited methods and exercises.

Content

- Principles of counselling and strengths-based counselling
- Special features of digital counselling
- Including the ideas of agency and inclusion in digital counseling
- Applying the suited methods and exercises for distant counselling

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Further information

The course has been developed as part of a project "Digital services and distance guidance in social and employment services in long-distance areas" at Karelia University of Applied Sciences.

Enrollment

01.10.2022 - 14.05.2023

Timing

01.04.2023 - 31.07.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 200

Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Social Services
  • Open University of Applied Sciences Studies
Teachers
  • Katja Sorjonen
Teacher in charge

Katja Sorjonen

Scheduling groups
  • Pienryhmä (schedulingGroup) 1 (Size: 100. Open UAS: 100.)
  • Pienryhmä (schedulingGroup) 2 (Size: 10. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • KAKK23
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Spring, 2023
  • KAKK23KE
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Summer, 2023
Small groups
  • Pienryhmä (schedulingGroup) 1
  • Pienryhmä (schedulingGroup) 2

Objective

After having completed the course you understand the basics and meaning of strengths-based counselling in social and health care and employment services. You are able to observe and utilize the special features of digital counselling in your work. You are able to observe and utilize specific features of digital counselling in your work. You understand the concepts of agency and inclusion. You learn to include the ideas of agency and inclusion as crucial part of digital counselling and apply the suited methods and exercises.

Content

- Principles of counselling and strengths-based counselling
- Special features of digital counselling
- Including the ideas of agency and inclusion in digital counseling
- Applying the suited methods and exercises for distant counselling

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Further information

The course has been developed as part of a project "Digital services and distance guidance in social and employment services in long-distance areas" at Karelia University of Applied Sciences.