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Theoretical Premises of Client Work in Social Services (3 cr)

Code: SS10018-3012

General information

Enrollment: 01.04.2025 - 30.04.2025; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 15.09.2025 - 14.11.2025; The implementation has not yet started.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 3 cr

Local portion: 3 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Unit: Sosionomikoulutus (SS)

Campus: Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages: Finnish

Seats: 20 - 40

Degree programmes: Degree Programme in Social Services

Teachers: Katja Sorjonen

Teacher in charge: Katja Sorjonen

Groups: SSNK25
Bachelor of Social Services, Full-time Studies, Spring, 2025

Course: SS10018

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

You can define different kind of approaches and work orientations in social in social welfare work. You know various methods and tools used in social services. You structure theoretical premises of your counselling.

Content

- Approaches
- Work orientation
- Methods and Tools in social services

Location and time

Opintojakso ajoittuu n. kahdeksan viikon ajalle ennen 1. harjoittelua.

Materials

Suomeksi
Kirjallisuuskatsauksen materiaalina käytetään: (Tarkemmat tiedot opintojakson alussa.)
Kananoja, A. et al. (toim.) 2017. Sosiaalityön käsikirja. 4. uudistettu painos.
Karjalainen, P., Kivipelto, M., Liukko, E. ja Muurinen H. 2021. Osallisuutta ja toimintakykyä vahvistava aikuissosiaalityö - opas ammattilaisille. THL - Ohjaus 1/2021. Verkkojulkaisu.
Raunio, K. 2009. Olennainen sosiaalityössä. Helsinki: Gaudeamus Helsinki University Press.
Sekä kaksi opiskelijan itsensä valitsemaa lähdemateriaalia lähestymistapoihin.

Teaching methods

Opintojaksolla perehdytään sosiaalialan tietoperustaan, työorientaatioihin ja lähestymistapoihin.

Opintojakso sisältää opetusta, pienryhmissä tehtäviä oppimistehtäviä sekä itsenäistä opiskelua. Opintojakson kokoavana yksilötehtävänä on laatia kirjallisuuskatsaus.

Student workload

Opintojakson kokonaistyömäärä on 3 x 27 tuntia = 81 tuntia, joista n. 24 tuntia on opetusta ja ohjausta sekä loput 57 tuntia itsenäistä työskentelyä.