Degree Programme in Social Services

Courses in Spring 2024 - Vaasa campus

* no courses offered in English in Autumn 2023 in Vaasa, only in Turku. 

SOV22UVR202 Promotion of Employment and Integration 5 cr

The student

-          has knowledge of the labor market

-          can identify social risks linked to unemployment and incapacity for work.

-          can describe rehabilitative employment promotion activities.

-          has knowledge of service systems and legislation regarding employment promotion activities

-          knows the different forms and causes of immigration.

-          can describe the integration process.

-          can identify social risks linked to migration and cultural change.

-          has knowledge of service systems and legislation on immigration and integration

SOV19ML05 Leadership in a Diverse Society 5 cr

The student

-          gets profound insights into the leadership of organizations that work in an international and multicultural environment.

-          is familiar with the importance of ethnicity, gender and age in working life.

-          has insights into the importance of leadership for the increase of motivation, conflict resolution and stress management at the workplace.

-          is able to communicate in English about leadership in a multicultural environment.

VAL21048 Nordic Welfare, Social Services and Professional Practice 10 cr

The student

-          has knowledge of the Nordic welfare system

-          has knowledge of different areas of professional expertise in social services

-          develops the reflective capacity concerning one’s own professional development

SOV22SPR04 English for Bachelor of Social Services 3 cr

The student

-          can communicate in a professional way orally and in writing in the situations that arise in working life.

-          masters central terminology in their own field and can assimilate the main content of non-fiction in their field

-          is positive about developing their receptive and productive language skills.

-          is aware of cultural differences in communication.

SOV22PR01 Practice: Client Focused Work, 5 cr

The student

-          can establish a professional relationship with clients, relatives and employees characterized by interaction and cooperation and apply the principles of professional ethics.

-          can work preventively and participatorily.

-          can support the individual's growth and development and serve as support in the client's or family's everyday life/situation.

-          can plan, execute, and evaluate meaningful activities for clients.

-          can analyse his own role in the activities.

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SOV22PR02 Practice: Methods in Social Work, 10 cr

The student

-          can plan, perform, evaluate, and document activities in accordance with the key principles, objectives, methods, and content of the profession.

-          can identify and describe the role and competence of the Bachelor of Social Services in the working community from an inter professional perspective.

-          can actively support the client to develop competences and qualifications as a community member.

-          can critically reflect on and describe his methodological choice in social client work in different situations based on theoretical, practical, and value-based foundations.

-          can examine and describe the ethical and value bases of the methods in question.

-          demonstrates knowledge of the forms of service in the social sector

-          has begun a personal design of professional identity.

-          can apply the principles of social sustainability in professional practice.