11 STUDIES IN SOCIAL SERVICES, HEALTH AND SPORTS

Work within health care and social services is based on a humanistic concept of human beings in which they are seen as valuable individuals who responsibly build and direct their lives in their own environment and culture. The central values of the action are respect and justice so that everyone has a right for health, well-being and equal health care and social services. The well-being of the human and his or her environment is the challenging goal.

Health care and social services are in a continuous change along with societal development both nationally and internationally. Changes in population, financial conditions, varying employment conditions, different migration movements and the fast development of both technology and science and its consequences are examples of those factors whose influence directs the continuous development of health care and social services. These challenges and the opportunities they offer have also been received when developing polytechnic education for these fields.

A student who has chosen studies within health care and social services at the polytechnic constructs him / herself a learning path which enables the attainment of polytechnic expertise. This path also guides the continuous building of one’s own life and development as a human being.

In his / her studies in health care and social services, the student progresses as a seeker, finder and integrator of different types of knowledge, who reflects by evaluating and choosing different learning experiences. An open learning environment, which includes both professional staff and high quality library and technological services help and support in recognizing one’s own learning strategy and in growing to be self-guiding.

The work within health care and social services is also very international. The Scandinavian concept of well - being, the work done for the well - being of people and environment and the know-how that comes with it, is valuable on the international level. The learning experiences from successful solutions, which promote the construction of good life, are just as valuable. Studies within health care and social services at the polytechnic enable the participation in international co-operation promoting well -being.

The education includes different international student exchanges, many international study paths and co-operation projects of different duration and different scope, which also offer many thesis possibilities.

On the national level, Finnish education in health care and social services offers possibilities for regional development in co-operation with work life in this field. Work life-oriented team projects form an important part of the studies. Through them, the student gets a possibility to participate in a real development process promoting people’s well - being. Work within health care and social services means work for the good of people and environment.

DEGREE PROGRAMME IN NURSING

BACHELOR OF NURSING 210 ECTS Credits

The strength of the know-how is multiculturally oriented nursing.

The objective is that the nursing student’s professional know-how is constructed of evidence based knowledge, moral knowledge and knowledge found in skills and abilities. Professional know-how in relation to nursing as a multicultural phenomenon will be examined in the following manner: human being as a nursing client, nursing environment in different cultures, health as a cultural phenomenon, multiculturally oriented nursing as action and the development and management of nursing in different cultures.

The student will deepen his / her abilities and skills in meeting people with different cultural backgrounds. He / she is able to work as a registered nurse or a public health nurse, as a health promoter and as a nursing expert in a multi-professional team in order to develop and justify health care and social welfare services. The student will be able to develop nursing based on cultural and contextual critical way of thinking and on research-oriented way of working and also to understand the role of culture.

THE STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME IN NURSING

The polytechnic educational programme in nursing (210 ECTS Credits) consists of basic studies (30 ECTS Credits), professional studies (150 ECTS Credits), thesis and maturity test (15 ECTS Credits) and elective studies (15 ECTS Credits). The basic studies are divided in the following way: Foundations of multi-professional skills (15 ECTS Credits), Fundamentals of health care and social welfare work (15 ECTS Credits).

POLYTECHNIC DEGREE STUDIES IN NURSING 210 ECTS Credits

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES 210 ECTS Credits

- MULTICULTURAL SOCIAL WORK

Mission Statement, Aims and Objectives of the programme:

Multicultural theory and practice is founded on the principle that cultural, linguistic and other differences can and should be used as a basis for learning and teaching. In Multicultural Social Work this principle serves as an important starting point for all client interactions while enriching individual experiences.

Multicultural Social Work means encouraging cultural competencies in order to increase student flexibility in responding to client needs. Multicultural Social Work seeks to recognize, acknowledge and utilize the unique contributions of individuals and other groups in a pluralistic society by building on their strengths and recognizing how factors such as race, class, gender, religion etc. affect their lives and the provision of holistic client care.

This demands the employment of both anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive social work methodologies in order to effect the empowerment of marginalized and socially excluded groups such as ethnic minorities, the elderly, the unemployed, the disabled, youths, and the mentally ill. An understanding of the altering nature of welfare provision, economics and political structures, a recognition of the effects of globalization, cultural pluralism and the importance of networking, multiprofessional, and multifaceted approaches to client care are other key areas of competence.

Multiculturalism demands that social workers give up mere cultural sensitivity as the endpoint and instead use it as a way of understanding the specific needs of individuals and cultural groups, the cultural contradictions, and the unique working methods these require.

STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME

JOINT STUDIES IN BOTH PROGRAMMES

SW1 BASIC STUDIES

HB10 FOUNDATIONS OF MULTI-PROFESSIONAL SKILLS-15 ECTS Credits
HB1000 Introduction to Polytechnic Studies-3 ECTS Credits
HB1001 Professional Skills, Information Technology-1.5 ECTS Credits
HB1002 Professional Skills, Introduction to Statistical Methods-1.5 ECTS Credits
HB1003 Professional Skills, Communication-1.5 ECTS Credits
HB1004 Professional Skills, Project Work-1.5 ECTS Credits
HB1005 Adapting to Change in the Professional World-4.5 ECTS Credits
HB1006 Professional Growth and Self-evaluation-1.5 ECTS Credits

SW11 FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL WELFARE WORK-15 ECTS Credits
SW1100 The Basis of Professional Action in Health Care and Social Welfare Work-4.5 ECTS Credits
SW1101 Research and Development of Health Care and Social Welfare Work-4.5 ECTS Credits
SW1102 Swedish-3 ECTS Credits
SW1103 English-3 ECTS Credits

11.1.1   HB10 FOUNDATIONS OF MULTI-PROFESSIONAL SKILLS (15 ECTS Credits)

11.1.1.1   HB1000 INTRODUCTION TO POLYTECHNIC STUDIES (3 ECTS Credits)

11.1.1.2   HB1001 PROFESSIONAL SKILLS - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (1.5 ECTS Credits)

11.1.1.3   SW1002 PROFESSIONAL SKILLS - INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS (1.5 ECTS Credits)

11.1.1.4   HB1003 PROFESSIONAL SKILLS - COMMUNICATION (1.5 ECTS Credits)

11.1.1.5   HB1004 PROFESSIONAL SKILLS - PROJECT WORK (1.5 ECTS Credits)

11.1.1.6   HB1005 ADAPTING TO CHANGE IN THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD (4.5 ECTS Credits)

11.1.1.7   HB1006 Professional Growth and Self-Evaluation (1.5 ECTS Credits)

11.1.2   SW11 FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL WELFARE WORK (15 ECTS Credits)

11.1.2.1   SW1100 The Basis of Professional Action in Health Care and Social Welfare Work (4.5 ECTS Credits)

11.1.2.2   SW1101 Research and Development of Health Care and Social Welfare Work (4.5 ECTS Credits)

11.1.2.3   SW1002 Swedish (3 ECTS Credits)

11.1.2.4   SW1003 English / Foreign Language (3 ECTS Credits)

11.1.3   SW8 THESIS AND MATURITY TEST (15 ECTS Credits)

11.1.3.1   SW8000 Brainstorming the Thesis (1.5 ECTS Credits)

11.1.3.2   SW8001 Planning the Thesis (3 ECTS Credits)

11.1.3.3   SW8002 Publishing the Thesis (9 ECTS Credits)

11.1.3.4   SW8003 Maturity Test (1.5 ECTS Credits)

11.2.1   SN2 PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (150 ECTS Credits)

11.2.2   SN20 NURSING CLIENT AND ENVIRONMENT (15 ECTS Credits)

11.2.2.1   SN2000 The Person as a Holistic Being (1.5 ECTS Credits)

11.2.2.2   SN2001 The Person as an Organic Being (6 ECTS Credits)

11.2.2.3   SN2002 The Person as a Conscious and Spiritual Being (4.5 ECTS Credits)

11.2.2.4   SN2003 The Person as a Situational Being (1.5 ECTS Credits)

11.2.2.5   SN2004 Nursing Environment (1.5 ECTS Credits)

11.2.3   SN21 HEALTH (45 ECTS Credits)

11.2.3.1   SN2100 Health as a Value and a Subjective Experience (1.5 ECTS Credits)

11.2.3.2   SN2101 Children’s and Adolescents’ Health and its Promotion (7.5 ECTS Credits)

11.2.3.3   SN2102 Adults’ Health and its Promotion (10.5 ECTS Credits)

11.2.3.4   SN2103 Elderly People’s Health and its Promotion (6 ECTS Credits)

11.2.3.5   SN2108 Changes in Health (19.5 ECTS Credits)

11.2.3.6   Medical Assessment, Examination and Therapeutic Methods in the Changes of Health

11.2.4   SN22 NURSING IN ACTION (90 ECTS Credits)

11.2.4.1   SN2200 The Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of Nursing (3 ECTS Credits)

11.2.4.2   SN2201 Interaction in Nursing (3 ECTS Credits)

11.2.4.3   SN2202 Nursing as a Process (3 ECTS Credits)

11.2.4.4   SN2203 Primary Nursing and Community Orientation in Nursing (3 ECTS Credits)

11.2.4.5   SN2204 Nursing Client in Transition (3 ECTS Credits)

11.2.4.6   SN2205 Orientation to Expertise in Clinical Nursing (1.5 ECTS Credits)

11.2.4.7   SN2206 Diagnosis and Observations in Nursing (6 ECTS Credits)

11.2.4.8   SN2207 Help and Support in Nursing (15 ECTS Credits)

11.2.4.9   SN2208 Guidance in Nursing (4.5 ECTS Credits)

11.2.4.10   SN2209 Documentation in Nursing (6 ECTS Credits)

11.2.4.11   SN2210 Quality Management in (6 ECTS Credits)

11.2.4.12   SN2211 Consulting in Nursing (3 ECTS Credits)

11.2.4.13   SN2212 Entrepreneurship in Nursing (3 ECTS Credits)

11.2.5   Professional intensive studies in nursing

11.2.5.1   SN2213 The Philosophical and Scientific Foundation of Nursing Science (4.5 ECTS Credits)

11.2.5.2   SN2214 Nursing in Different Cultures (3 ECTS Credits)

11.2.5.3   SN2215 Professional Decision-making in Nursing (3 ECTS Credits)

11.2.5.4   SN2216 Leadership and development in nursing (4.5 ECTS Credits)

11.2.6   Institute Specific Intensive Studies / Optional study paths of professional intensive studies (15 ECTS Credits)

11.2.6.1   SN2300 Critical Care Nursing (15 ECTS Credits)

11.2.6.2   SN2301 Rehabilitative Nursing Care (15 ECTS Credits)

11.2.6.3   SN2302 Family Nursing (15 ECTS Credits)

11.2.6.4   SN2303 Perioperative Nursing (15 ECTS Credits)

11.2.6.5   SN2304 Nursing Care of the Mentally Ill and the Addicted Clients (15 ECTS Credits)

11.2.7   DEGREE PROGRAMME IN NURSING (210 ECTS Credits )

11.3.1   BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES

11.3.2   SW2 PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (150 ECTS Credits)

11.3.3   SW20 Human Growth and Development (9 ECTS Credits)

11.3.3.1   SW2000 The Human Being as an Individual (6 ECTS Credits)

11.3.3.2   SW2001 Special Phenomena in Growth and Development (3 ECTS Credits)

11.3.4   SW21 The Human Being as a Member of the Community and Society (18 ECTS Credits)

11.3.4.1   SW2100 Changes in Finnish Society and Ways of Life (6 ECTS Credits)

11.3.4.2   SW2101 Dimensions of Welfare (6 ECTS Credits)

11.3.4.3   SW2102 Multiculturalism (1.5 ECTS Credits)

11.3.4.4   SW2103 Cultural Studies (4.5 ECTS Credits)

11.3.5   SW 22 Client Work and Interaction (9 ECTS Credits)

11.3.5.1   SW 2200 Professional Communication (3 ECTS Credits)

11.3.5.2   SW 2201 Values and Ethics in Social Work (3 ECTS Credits)

11.3.5.3   SW2202 Group Processes (1.5 ECTS Credits)

11.3.5.4   SW2203 Introduction to Creative Social Work Methods (1.5 ECTS Credits)

11.3.6   SW 23 Social Work Models and Methods (27 ECTS Credits)

11.3.6.1   SW2300 Project Work (7.5 ECTS Credits)

11.3.6.2   SW 2301 Multicultural Social Work (6 ECTS Credits)

11.3.6.3   SW2302 Cross-cultural Family Work (3 ECTS Credits)

11.3.6.4   SW2303 Crisis Work (3 ECTS Credits)

11.3.6.5   SW2304 Community Work (3 ECTS Credits)

11.3.6.6   SW2305 Creative Methods (4.5 ECTS Credits)

11.3.7   SW24 Work Community and Work Development (12 ECTS Credits)

11.3.7.1   SW2400 The Basics of Work (4.5 ECTS Credits)

11.3.7.2   SW2401 Development of Work and Entrepreneurship (7.5 ECTS Credits)

11.3.8   Intensive Optional Studies

11.3.9   SW30 Early Childhood Education (15 ECTS Credits)

11.3.10   SW42 Community and Environment Work in an Increasingly Technological World (15 ECTS Credits)

11.3.10.1   SW4200 The Mixed Economic System of Community, Technology and Welfare (4.5 ECTS Credits)

11.3.10.2   SW4201 Community Work, the Activists and How to Make a Difference (10.5 ECTS Credits)

11.3.11   SW31 Child Protection (15 ECTS Credits)

11.3.12   SW41 Crisis And Mental Health Work (15 ECTS Credits)

11.3.13   SW43 Multicultural Social Work (15 ECTS Credits)

11.3.14   SW9 PRACTICAL STUDIES (45 ECTS Credits)

11.3.14.1   SW9001 Communication and the Client (12 ECTS Credits)

11.3.14.2   SW9002 Methods of Social Work in Practice (12 ECTS Credits)

11.3.14.3   SW9003 Optional Intensive Studies (12 ECTS Credits)

11.3.14.4   SW9004 Optional Practice Placement (9 ECTS Credits)

11.3.15   UUSI TAULUKKO i-ASEMALTA

11.4.1   SH7205 ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNITY AND HEALTH CARE (3 ECTS CR)

11.4.2   SH2228 THE POWER OF GROUP ACTIVITY WITHIN COMMUNITIES (1.5 ECTS CR)

11.4.3   SH2221 INTERACTION IN NURSING (3 ECTS CR)

11.4.4   Y4 CLINICAL PLACEMENT

11.4.5   MULTICULTURAL ASPECTS OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE (18 ECTS Credits)

11.4.6   SH7520 SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE IN FINLAND (3 ECTS Credits)

11.4.7   SH7521 SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE IN CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE (1.5 - 6 ECTS Credits)

11.4.8   SH7522 CURRENT ISSUES IN QUALITY INSURANCE OF INFECTION CONTROL (1.5 – 3 ECTS Credits)

11.4.9   SH7523 CLINICAL STUDIES IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL SECTOR (6 – 12 ECTS Credits)

11.4.10   SS7609 WOMEN AS DRUG USERS (1 – 2 ECTS Credits)

11.4.11    SS7610 CHILD CARE, THE FAMILY AND GENDER (1.5 – 3 ECTS Credits)

11.4.12   SS7611 SELF HELP GROUPS (1.5 ECTS Credits)