Health Councelling Skills
| Structure Type: | Study unit |
|---|---|
| Code: | SH00BC94 |
| Curriculum: | SH 2024K |
| Level: | Bachelor of Nursing |
| Year of Study: | 1 (2025) |
| Credits: | 3 cr |
| Responsible Teacher: | Ylikahri, Anu |
| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
Courses During the Year 2025
| Impl. | Group(s) | Study Time | Teacher(s) | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3018 | SH2024-1A | 2025-03-01 – 2025-05-31 | Katja Ketola | Finnish |
| 3019 | SH2024-1B | 2025-01-01 – 2025-02-28 | Virpi Välimaa | Finnish |
Taking the course in advance? See the courses during the academic year 2024-2025.
Learning Outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- Plan, implement, and evaluate guidance for a client/patient/student using various methods based on their needs.
- Take into account relevant laws and ethical considerations in guidance and justify their choices accordingly.
- Search for, evaluate, and apply reliable information in guidance and nursing.
- Assess their own guidance skills and develop them based on feedback, as well as provide constructive feedback to others.
Student's Workload
Total work load of the course:81h
- of which scheduled studies: 24h
- of which autonomous studies:57h
The assesment of student's own learning 1h is included in contact lessons.
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No previous studies required/no prerequisites
Contents
What is guidance?
Guidance from the perspective of laws and ethics
Guidance needs:
- Client’s/patient’s resources, identifying the need for guidance, motivation, and recognizing barriers to learning, along with different forms of support for them
- Client-/patient-centeredness and solution-focused guidance
Guidance methods:
- Group and individual guidance
- Informational, social, emotional, and culturally-oriented guidance
- Written guidance, skills guidance, family member guidance, student guidance, Teach-Back method
- Remote guidance in digital services
Guided self-management model (Therapies to the Frontline) and motivational interviewing
Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools
Vänskä, K., Laitinen-Väänänen, S., Kettunen, T. & Mäkelä, J. (2011). Onnistuuko ohjaus? Sosiaali- ja terveysalan ohjaustyössä kehittyminen. Edita. Helsinki.
Oppipportti: Motivational Interviewing
Other teacher´s material
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lecture, educational events as group task
Assessment Criteria
Level 5
The student is able to:
- describe theoretically the factors related to the need, implementation and evaluation of guidance and be able to apply this information
- take into account the different backgrounds and needs of the clients in the guidance and teaching independently and in a client-oriented manner, and act on a situation-specific basis
- to search for, use and evaluate reliable and up-to-date information to support guidance and teaching
Level 3
The student is able to:
- describe theoretically the factors related to the need for, implementation and evaluation of guidance
- to take into account the different backgrounds and needs of clients, work independently and with professional approach in teaching and supervision situations
- seek and use reliable information in guidance and nursing
Level 1
The student is able to:
- describe factors related to education, learning and assessment
- take into account the different backgrounds and needs of patients and clients in the guidance / teaching situation
- search for and use reliable information in guidance and nursing
Assessment Methods
- practical implementation as group work, approved / rejected
- seminar work, numerical evaluation 0-5