Guidance and Social Work for the Aged, Practical Training (5cr)
Code: SG10017-3005
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.10.2025 - 31.10.2025
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 07.01.2026 - 31.05.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Geronomikoulutus (SG)
- Campus
- Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 50
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Applied Gerontology
- Teachers
- Katri Palpatzis
- Piia Kauhanen
- Jonna Puustinen
- Karoliina Keinänen
- Anne Partti
- Teacher in charge
- Piia Kauhanen
- Groups
-
SGAK25Degree Programme in Applied Gerontology, Blended Learning, Spring, 2025
- Course
- SG10017
Evaluation scale
H-5
Objective
A) Internship – 4.5 ECTS
- You are able to apply key principles of guidance and counseling in supporting older adults and their close ones individually.
- You develop skills in using a service-oriented approach in your work.
- You can utilize the opportunities offered by multidisciplinary collaboration and various actors in elderly care to support older adults in their individual life situations.
- You gain experience in applying different care, support, and rehabilitation practices to promote the well-being of older adults in various living environments.
- You are able to support the participation, agency, and self-determination of older adults by using sociocultural methods.
B) Professional Growth – 0.5 ECTS
- You are able to apply the ethical principles of your profession in different situations.
- You can reflect on your own actions.
- You are able to work in a multidisciplinary team and demonstrate professional interaction skills.