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7T00DX97 Social work with the older adults (5 cr)
Prerequisites Not applicable
Objectives The student understands ageing changes in individual, community’s, and society level, based on ageing study. The student defines ageing applying approach that emphases on empowerment, resources, and client orientation as aged. The student understands the key concepts of ageing studies as evaluating agency and capabilities of aged client and the close ones in demands of everyday life.
The student applies the principles of gerontological social work and counselling, as working systematically and evaluatively together with aged clients and their close ones. The student understands legislation and official recommendation as planning systematically and evaluatively social work and counselling practice and social services, also as developing counselling profession. The student uses participatory and empowering methods as working systematically and evaluatively with aged, to reinforce and maintain participation, agency, and independent living in everyday life.
Content Social gerontology and its key concepts, definitions, and theories, emphasizing resources, participation and agency orientated approaches on ageing and aged in the context of social work and counseling. The main professional practices of gerontological social work and counselling to support independent living of the aged, in the everyday life context. Aged as a client in social welfare and heath care services, service need assessment process and service paths. Legislation and official recommendations as frame, working with aged and their close ones. Participatory and empowering working methods and tools to reinforce and maintain participation and agency of aged. Critical approach as looking at aged as citizens, their resources and status in society.
Recommended optional programme components If necessary, the student advisor will recommend optional programme components for each student based on their individual study plan.
Accomplishment methods Not applicable
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Evaluation Criteria 0-5
Evaluation Criteria satisfactory (1-2)
The student recognizes central definitions and basic theories of ageing studies.
The student recognizes the basic elements of social work and counselling practice as working with older clients and their family members.
The student recognizes legislation and recommendations topics regarding working with older clients, and knows where to search for the information if needed.
The student recognizes participatory and empowering methods and their aims. The student recognizes critical approach as looking at older adults and their status in society

good (3-4)
The student illustrates the central definitions and basic theories and their connection with social work and counselling with older clients.
The student explains illustrate the basic elements of social work and counselling practice as working effectively and pre-planned with older clients and their family members.
The student illustrates the main legislation and recommendations topics, and I apply them as working with older adults and their families.
The student illustrates participatory and empowering methods and their aims as working with older adults.
The student illustrates the status of older adults and their resources in society applying critical approach. The student proposes improvements as developing my profession.

excellent (5)
The student evaluates the central definitions and theories of ageing studies and their benefits and limits as working with older adults.
The student evaluates realization of the professional gerontological social work and counselling aspects as working with older clients and their families pre-planned.
The student assess legislation and recommendations implementation considering older clients, as working pre-planned. Also, the student brings up recommendations for improvements.
The student applies participatory and empowering methods and assess their use as working with older adults. Also, the student assess implementation and redirect various methods as working with particular groups of older adults with particular needs.
The student reviews and assess social status and resources of aged as applying critical approach. The student proposes various improvements as developing one's profession.
Assessment Frameworks Not applicable
Further Information Not applicable
Responsible persons Tarja Tapio
Links Not applicable

Implementations


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  • 11.03.2023 - 31.05.2023 (7T00DX97-3001 | SOS22SPA, SOS22SPB, YHT23K, SOS22SP)
  • 10.03.2025 - 11.05.2025 (7T00DX97-3002 | SOS22SPA, SOS22SPB, SOS24SPB, SOS23SPA, SOS24SPA, SOS23SPB, SOS23KM, SOS24KM, YHT25K)
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