Study Guide

Objective

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Content

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Location and time

Basics of Child Welfare (2 credits):
- The rights of a child and the status of the child in the global world-
- The child welfare in its context
Child Welfare Practices (3 credits):
- Different issues regarding Child Welfare in Finland such as support, control and power
- Risks and protective factors in children´s life- Investigation the need for child welfare and child welfare procedure- Child and family specific work- Support of open care and substitute care in child welfare
- Working methods in child welfare

Teaching methods

Basics of Child Welfare (2 credits):
The Aims of the study module are that the student is competent to understand and analyze the Rights of the Child, Participation of the Child, Right to Specific Protection and the Status of the Child in the global world.
Child Welfare Practices (3 credits):
The Aims of the study module are that the student is competent to understand and analyze Different issues regarding Child Welfare in Finland such as support, control and power.

Student workload

5 credits 130h Oneline Course

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected