Social Work with Offenders
| Structure Type: | Study unit |
|---|---|
| Code: | SSAA0604 |
| Type: | Compulsory / Professional Studies |
| Curriculum: | S-SA 2010V |
| Level: | Bachelor of Social Services |
| Credits: | 2 cr |
| Responsible Teacher: | Bragge, Aira |
| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
Courses
| Impl. | Group(s) | Study Time | Teacher(s) | Language | Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S-SA-2A | 2011-10-24 – 2011-12-23 | Aira Bragge | Finnish | 2011-10-03 – 2011-10-30 |
| 2 | S-SA-2B | 2011-10-24 – 2011-12-23 | Aira Bragge | Finnish | 2011-10-03 – 2011-10-30 |
| 5 | S-SA-2VK | 2012-03-05 – 2012-06-01 | Ahti Nyman | Finnish | 2012-02-13 – 2012-03-11 |
| 6 | S-SA-2A | 2012-08-27 – 2012-12-21 | Håkan Söderman | Finnish | 2012-08-13 – 2012-09-07 |
| 7 | S-SA-2B | 2012-08-27 – 2012-12-21 | Håkan Söderman | Finnish | 2012-08-13 – 2012-09-07 |
Still need to take the course? See the courses during the academic year 2018-2019.
Learning Outcomes
The student gets acquainted with the explanative theories of criminality and the principles of criminal work. The student familiarizes with different operators and organizations in the criminal work field. The student gets acquainted with helping methods and customs for victims of crime. The student works with his own relationship with criminals and criminality.
Student's Workload
The assesment of student's own learning 1 h is included in contact lessons.
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
Basic studies of own branch
Contents
Criminality, criminal policy, probation and aftercare services, theories explaining criminality, victims of crime, supporting forms for victims of crime, legal proceedings as a process, implication system, prevention, social rehabilitation.
Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools
Visiting lecturers
Literature:
Kjällman, Petra. 2011. Rikoksen uhrin käsikirja.PS-kustannus.
Kjällman, Petra. 2002. Rikoksella loukattu: rikoksen uhrin käsikirja. Rikosuhripäivystys. Vantaa: Dark Oy.
Lavikkala, Raino & Linderborg, Henrik 2011. Rikosseuraamustyön kehittämisen kysymyksiä. Rikosseuraamusalan koulutuskeskus, Vantaa.
Linderborg, Henrik, Suonio Mari & Lassila Tytti (toim.) 2014. Sosiaalityö ja sosiaalinen tuki rikosseuraamusalalla. Rikosseuraamuslaitoksen julkaisuja 1/ 2014. Saatavilla
http://www.rikosseuraamus.fi/fi/index/ajankohtaista/julkaisut/risenjulkaisusarja/sosiaalityojasosiaalinentukirikosseuraamusalalla
Independent study.
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Learning task from the basis of the visit lectures and the literature
Assessment Criteria
K5
The student plans, estimates, explains and develops his own activity (reflection), his relationship to criminals and criminality, also critically. The student knows how to evaluate the working process of criminal work (connections between people in criminal work) to develop better methods.
H3-H4
The student knows how to analyse his own actions (reflection), his relationship to criminals and criminality, also critically. The student knows how to analyse the working process of criminal work (connections between people in criminal work). The student is able to apply the theory concerning criminal work into possible hands-on situations.
T1-T2
The student recognizes the principles of criminal work. The student knows how to define the different operators and organizations in the field of criminal work. The student identifies methods and ways of helping victims of crimes. The student knows how to describe the working process of criminal work.
Assessment Methods
Numeric evaluation.