P3B Social Work in Different Social Contexts, organized, withing the limits of the possibilities to organize teacher exchange, in 2nd independent module.

The course covers 2 ECTS .

Aim: To provide students with basic understanding about different perspectives to social work activity in different social contexts, as well as regarding the relationship between local and global in social work.

Form of Educ. Lecture seminars, readings and assignments given by the teachers.

Target group: Undergraduate students

Language: English

Study materials: Articles delivered in the first session and materials designed by the teachers.

Mode of studying: Active participation in at least 75% of lecture seminars, readings and assignments. 

Completion:  Active participation in the lecture seminar and accomplishment of the tasks given. 

Course coordin. To be informed later.

Feedback: Written feedback from students in English or in Finnish.

Programme: Informed at the time of enrolment for the course.  

Reading assignments: Informed by the teacher in the beginning of the course.

Social Work in Different Social Contexts:

•  Tue 26 Oct, at 12-14 p.m.,PINNI B3107 Introductory lecture, Kaisa-Elina Hotari, University of Tampere  
• Mon 8 Nov- Wed 10 Nov, at 12-14 p.m. PINNI B3107 1. Social work in Spain 2. Needs of people in long-term care - comparisons between Finland, Austria and Spain. Visiting Scholar Carmen Perez, University of Alicante
• Mon 15 Nov- Wed 17 Nov at 12-14 p.m.,PINNI B3107, Social Work in India. Social exclusion in India, vulnerability,case analysis. Youth Living on the Street; interventin strategies, Runaway girls.
•  Visiting Scholars Dr. Hilarious Beck and Ms. Roshni Nair, School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
• Mon 22 Nov- Wed 24 Nov, at 12-14 p.m.PINNI B 3107, Social Work in Japan. Elderly Care. Development of Social Welfare in Japan and Elderly Care Issues. Masaya Shimmei, University of Tampere/Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Human care Research Team
• Mon 29 Nov - Wed 1 Dec at 12-14 p.m. PINNI B3107, Social work practices in Mozambique - history, context and trends in child protection. Miguel Marrengula