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Social Assistance

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: SSAS0211
Type: Optional obligatory / Professional Studies
Curriculum: SA 2014V
Level: Bachelor of Social Services
Year of Study: 3 (2017)
Credits: 2 cr
Responsible Teacher: Niemistö, Riku
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Courses During the Year 2017

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
7S-SA-3SP, S-SA-3SPV2017-01-09 – 2017-04-28Heidi BlomFinnish2016-12-12 – 2017-01-16

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Learning Outcomes

The student understands the significance of the maintenance grant in the social security system. After the course the student will be familiar with the orientations of the maintenance grant and is able to make an estimate and a decision of a maintenance grant. The student perceives the phases of the petitioning of a maintenance grant decision.

Student's Workload

Amount of work altogether 52 hrs, of which 26 contact hours and 26 hours of independent study. The assesment of student's own learning 1 h is included in contact lessons.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Basic and vocational studies.

Contents

Maintenance grant as a welfare service, law of maintenance grant, making an estimate and a decision of a maintenance grant, petitioning, preventative maintenance grant, demand for payment.

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

Toimeentulotuki. Opas toimeentulotukilain soveltajille. Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. 2013. Laki toimeentulotuesta. 1412/1997. Other material given by the teacher.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures 14 h, exercises in the ADP class 12 h, independent study

Assessment Criteria

Passed
The student knows how to handle a basic maintenance grant application with a computer programme from writing the proceedings, through the calculation and to the decision. The student knows the meaning and structure of the maintenance grant and is familiar with the stages of appeal. Active participation.

Failed
The student doesn´t know how to handle a basic maintenance grant application with a computer programme from writing the proceedings, through the calculation and to the decision. The student doesn´t know the meaning and structure of the maintenance grant and is not familiar with the stages of appeal. Inactive participation. Absences not compensated.

Assessment Methods

Active participation. Evaluation: Passed-Failede. Compulsory attendance on the Computer class exercises


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