Remedial child protection work
| Structure Type: | Study unit | 
|---|---|
| Code: | SAVA0103 | 
| Curriculum: | SA 2020V | 
| Level: | Bachelor of Social Services | 
| Year of Study: | 3 (2023) | 
| Semester: | Autumn | 
| Credits: | 5 cr | 
| Responsible Teacher: | Niemistö, Riku | 
| Language of Instruction: | Finnish | 
Courses During the Year 2023
| Impl. | Group(s) | Study Time | Teacher(s) | Language | Enrolment | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3004 | SA2020-3A, SA2020-3B, SA2020-3C, SA2020V-23K | 2023-01-01 – 2023-07-31 | Riku Niemistö, Tiina Järvelä | Finnish | 2022-12-01 – 2023-01-10 | 
| 3006 | SA2020V-34K | 2023-10-01 – 2024-05-31 | Riku Niemistö | Finnish | 2023-10-24 – 2023-10-24 | 
Still need to take the course? See the courses during the academic year 2023-2024.
Learning Outcomes
The student knows
- and is aquainted to different aspects of child protection 
- the impact of Child Welfare Act and Social Welfare Act to the field
- the path of the client in child protection and understands and perceives both public and third sector service system  
- how to critically apply and evaluate different methods in family work taking into account the special needs of the families
Contents
Early interaction
Child protection
Placement of a child 
From placement to substitute care 
After care 
Multiculturality as a challenge for family work 
Family work produced by municipality and third sector 
The methods of family work
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Luennot, tutustumiskäynnit, asiantuntijaluennoitsijat, oppimistehtävät yhteistoiminnallisin menetelmin ja tentti.
Assessment Criteria
Grade 1: the student
- knows partly the wholeness of child protection from pending to after care and can tell about their phases 
- has justufyed view on central issues of every phase 
-is familiar with the methods of family work and substitute care and knows how to apply them in guidance 
- can list the different types of substitute care. 
Grade 3: the student
- perceives the phases of the wholeness of child protection from pending to after care and understands and knows how to describe the most important points in every phase 
- knows how to apply the methods of family work and substitute care in practice 
- knows different types of substitute care 
- is familiar with the special issues of child protection 
Grade 5: the student knows
- comprehensively the phases of the wholeness of child protection from pending to after care and understands and knows how to describe justified the most important points in every phase 
- comprehensively the work methods of family work in open care and substitute care and knows how to choose and apply them in practice 
- is well familiar with the wholeness of child protection and different ways to implement it and can evaluate and develop substitute care from child’s perspective 
- the special issues of child protection
