Empowering Children in Child Welfare in Finland (5 cr)
Code: STP7019-3004
General information
Enrollment
01.10.2021 - 31.12.2021
Timing
10.01.2022 - 31.05.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Campus
Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9
Teaching languages
- Finnish
- English
Seats
10 - 50
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
- Lauri Saarelainen
Teacher in charge
Lauri Saarelainen
Groups
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TOP21_22Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2021-2022
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
H-5