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Challenges for Child and Family ServicesLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: ST00BO33

Credits

5 op

Objective

The student is able to
- follow and analyse the international discussion on welfare needs of children and young people
- identify and communicate good practices of child and family-centered services

Enrollment

20.11.2023 - 05.01.2024

Timing

01.01.2024 - 31.07.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)

Campus

E-campus, Lahti

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 45

Degree programmes
  • Master’s Degree Programme in Social Services, Development of Child and Family Services (in Finnish)
  • Complementary competence, Master's (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Juha Roslakka
  • LAB_virtuaalihenkilö LAB_virtuaalihenkilö_hyvinvointi_YAMK_LTI
  • Marika Norta
Groups
  • HLPRYTO23H
  • HLTIYSOLAPE23S
  • HLTIYTO23H

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- follow and analyse the international discussion on welfare needs of children and young people
- identify and communicate good practices of child and family-centered services

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

The student is NOT able to
- express familiarity with the themes of the study unit
- communicate in a verbal and written form to one's own national and international professional target groups from one's own professional perspective

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student is able to
- express familiarity with the themes of the study unit
- communicate in a verbal and written form to one's own national and international professional target groups from one's own professional perspective

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student is able to
- make relevant international comparisons on the themes of the study unit
- communicate in a verbal and written form to one's own national and international professional target groups on the themes related to the study unit

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student is able to
- use critically and innovatively national and international sources of information on the themes related to the study unit
- make critical international comparisons on the themes of the study unit
- develop relevant applications in one's own professional field

Enrollment

21.11.2022 - 08.01.2023

Timing

01.01.2023 - 31.07.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)

Campus

E-campus, Lahti

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Teachers
  • Juha Roslakka
Groups
  • HLPRYTO22H
  • HLTIYSOLAPE22S
  • HLTIYTO22H

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- follow and analyse the international discussion on welfare needs of children and young people
- identify and communicate good practices of child and family-centered services

Implementation and methods of teaching

Content:
Comparisons of current national and international trends in welfare needs of children and young people.
Implementation:
Students can choose one of the alternative implementations:
1. Intensive week "Finnish and German Welfare State in Transition" in Neubrandenburg, Germany 17.-21.4.2023
2. Online learning assignments, 17.4.- 31.5.2023
Teacher: Juha Roslakka, juha.roslakka@lab.fi

Alternative completion methods

An intensive week or online assignments.

Assessment scale

1-5

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student is able to
- express familiarity with the themes of the study unit
- communicate in a verbal and written form to one's own national and international professional target groups from one's own professional perspective

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student is able to
- make relevant international comparisons on the themes of the study unit
- communicate in a verbal and written form to one's own national and international professional target groups on the themes related to the study unit

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student is able to
- use critically and innovatively national and international sources of information on the themes related to the study unit
- make critical international comparisons on the themes of the study unit
- develop relevant applications in one's own professional field

Enrollment

19.11.2021 - 09.01.2022

Timing

01.01.2022 - 31.07.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Health Care and Social Services (LAB)

Campus

Lahti Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

10 - 40

Degree programmes
  • Complementary competence, Master's (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Juha Roslakka
  • LAB_virtuaalihenkilö LAB_virtuaalihenkilö_hyvinvointi_YAMK_LTI
Groups
  • HLPRYTO21H
  • HLTIYSOLAPE21S
  • HLTIYTO21H

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- follow and analyse the international discussion on welfare needs of children and young people
- identify and communicate good practices of child and family-centered services

Implementation and methods of teaching

Content:
Comparisons of current national and international trends in child welfare/ child protection and educative work. Pre-task, online group work and a written assignment.

Implementation:
Online intensive week "Finnish and German Welfare State in transition"

Teachers:
Juha Roslakka, juha.roslakka@lab.fi
Tuula Hyppönen

Timing and attendance

Online intensive week with the German students and teachers (Hochschule Neubrandenburg), week 17: 25.-28.4.22.

Contents

Content:
Comparisons of current national and international challenges in child and family services.
Learning outcomes:
The student is able to
- follow and analyse the international discussion on welfare needs of children and young people
- know and communicate good practices of child and family centred services

Assessment scale

1-5

Assessment criteria: assessment scale failed/approved

The student is able to (level 1)
- express familiarity with the themes of the study unit
- communicate in a verbal and written form to one's own national and international professional target groups from one's own profession perspective
The student is able to (level 3)
- make relevant international comparisons on the themes of the study unit
- communicate in a verbal and written form to one's own national and international professional target groups on the themes related to the study unit
The student is able to (level 5)
- use critically and innovatively national and international sources of information on the themes related to the study unit
- make critical international comparisons on the themes of the study unit
- develop relevant applications in one's own professional field

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student is able to
- express familiarity with the themes of the study unit
- communicate in a verbal and written form to one's own national and international professional target groups from one's own profession perspective

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student is able to
- make relevant international comparisons on the themes of the study unit
- communicate in a verbal and written form to one's own national and international professional target groups on the themes related to the study unit

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student is able to
- use critically and innovatively national and international sources of information on the themes related to the study unit
- make critical international comparisons on the themes of the study unit
- develop relevant applications in one's own professional field