V306-8/ STYÖP2 Finnish Social Welfare and Social Work 5 ects

Objective of course :

Student is able to

• Describe Finnish social welfare system and social work practices
• Analyze social work methods and approaches used within different working fields in practice  
•  Analyze and compare challenges of social service / social work practices at present
• Compare analytically differences and similarities between Finnish social protection and that of student's own origin

Course contents :

• The structure, present status and development history of Finnish social protection system
• Social welfare services
• Social work and social work methods in different contexts
• Social problems and future challenges for service development

Teaching methods :

• Orientative lectures (16 hours + seminar 6 hours)
• Study visits (5-6 different social work/service fields) in small groups
• Seminar with a presentation
• Virtual learning space Moodle is used for discussions and background material

Assessment methods:

• Active participation in the lectures and study visits
• Portfolio based on literature, lectures and study visits and its presentation in the seminar

Required/Recommended reading :

• Background literature related to each theme is given during the lessons.
• Background documents in Moodle.

Year of study :
Free

Teaching place: TAMK Social services, Pyynikintie. 2A, 
Language of instruction
English

Lecturers
Principal lecturer Ulla-Maija Koivula (TAMK), tel. 050-5702471.Email: ulla-maija.koivula@tamk.fi   Contact preferably by Email.

Juha Santala (TAMK)

TAMK University of Applied Sciences
Pyynikintie 2A, 33230 Tampere
Tel. +358-50-5702471
Fax. +358-3-2452401
 

To sign up: From Tamk through Winha, from UTA from SITR courses or by email to ulla-maija.koivula@tamk.fi