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Basics of social services legislation

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: SAPA0601
Curriculum: SA 2019
Level: Bachelor of Social Services
Year of Study: 1 (2019-2020)
Semester: Spring
Credits: 3 cr
Responsible Teacher: Palosaari, Sinikka
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Courses During the Academic Year 2019-2020

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
6S-SA-1A2020-01-06 – 2020-05-24Sinikka PalosaariFinnish2019-12-16 – 2020-01-14
7S-SA-1B2020-01-06 – 2020-05-24Sinikka PalosaariFinnish2019-12-16 – 2020-01-14
8S-SA-1VK, S-SA-2VK2019-09-02 – 2019-12-22Sinikka PalosaariFinnish2019-08-19 – 2019-09-09

Learning Outcomes

The student
* knows the legislation of social and health care organisation and social services
* identifies the internal and external factors influencing organisation’s actions
* can guide the client in questions concerning the services
* knows the financial administration system of social services organisation

Student's Workload

Total work load of the course: 81 h
- of which scheduled studies: 36 h
- of which autonomous studies: 45 h

Contents

The basics of social services legislation
The constitution
Social law
Social welfare act as a framework law
Legislation concerning the client

Assessment Criteria

Grade 1: the student knows
* the functions and legislation of social and health care organisations
* illustrates actions which influence organisations and knows functions of financial administration
Grade 3: the student knows
* the functions and legislation of social and health care organisations
* the internal and external factors guiding the operations in social services
* functions of financial administration
Grade 5: the student knows
* the function of social and health care organisations and knows how to apply legislation in different client situations with different client groups
* financial administration issues in social services and knows how to evaluate their meaning in realizing social service

Assessment Methods

Examination 75 %
Written assignment 25 %


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