Digital Counselling in Social and Health Care and Employment Services

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

Code: SS10044-3001

General information

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.

Study Guide