Methods of Public Health Nursing and Health Promotion (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Objective

A Supporting Early Interaction and ParenthoodThe studentcan use methods of supporting early interactionunderstands what is meant by client-oriented working and early intervention to support the parenthsipis able to interview clients in a way, which promotes the psychosocial well-being of children and their familieshas effective skills for consulting the parents helping him or her to support the parenthood, the self-confidence and self-consciousness of the parents, improving the interaction between the parents and the children, well-being of the children and helping the parents to take care of their own problems more effectivelyis able to adapt to the role of a helper efficiently and learns to minimize the possible influence of his or her own opinions and proposals on themis able to recognize the families, whose children might be especially accessible for psychosocial problemsis able to analyse when and how a family is to be directed to professional specific aidIndividual and Client-Oriented Methods in Health PromotionThe student knows the various available methods of health promotionThe student is able to plan and implement the supervision and consultance of different groupsThe student is able to do promotive and preventive public health nursingPublic health nursing supportung physical and psychical resourcesMulticultural public health nursingPatterns of action and working methods in public health nursingThe student knows which types of methods for the health promotion are to be usedThe student is able to plan the supervision for peer groups

Content

A) Supporting Early Interaction and ParenthoodProcesses and methodology for the support of early interactionEsential characteristics for parental counselling, client-orientation confidential co-operationInterviews that support the early interactionStong emotional bond between children and caregivers (attachment parenting)Exercises for the support of early interactionIndividual and Client-Oriented Methods in Health PromotionIndividual interventionsCommunity diagnosisHome visitsHealth portrait indicatorMotivating interviewLeadership in a health-oriented groupThe zones of subjective worryPainokas ja neuvokas perhe -toolkits for the prevention of overweight of childrenEarly intervention (various forms as auxiliary means)

Materials

A) Varhaisen vuorovaikutuksen ja vanhemmuuden tukeminen 2,5 op Opintojakson perustana ja tausta-ajatteluna toimii professori Hilton Davisin The Early Promotion Project -hankkeessa kehittämä Parent Adviser-menetelmä, joka Suomessa tunnetaan nimellä VAVU- eli Varhaisen vuorovaikutuksen tukemisen työmenetelmä.Hiltonin materiaalia on täydennetty ajankohtaisilla ja uudemmilla VAVU-työmenetelmään perustuvilla julkaisuilla ja artikkeleilla. Oppimateriaali on koottu Moodlerooms-oppimisympäristöön.
B) Yksilölliset ja asiakaslähtöiset terveyden edistämisen menetelmät 2,5 op- Oppimateriaali on koottu Moodle-oppimisympäristöön.sekä opiskelijat tuottavat materiaalia omasta aiheestaan Moodleen.

Student workload

A) Varhaisen vuorovaikutuksen ja vanhemmuuden tukeminen 2,5 op. Seminaareihin, draama- ja ohjausharjoituksiin sekä opintokäyntiin osallistuminen 24h. Itsenäinen työskentely ja oppimateriaaleihin tutustuminen 44h
B) Yksilölliset ja asiakaslähtöiset terveyden edistämisen menetelmät 2,5 op. Lähiopetus 20h. Itsenäinen työskentely ja oppimateriaaleihin tutustuminen 48h