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Health Care Practice Among Families with Children (5 cr)

Code: UHV15HV06-3006

General information


Enrollment

02.07.2022 - 31.07.2022

Timing

24.08.2022 - 19.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Health and Welfare

Campus

Åbo, Henriksgatan 7

Teaching languages

  • Svenska

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Public Health Nursing

Teachers

  • Christine Alm

Teacher in charge

Christine Alm

Groups

  • UHV19D-Å
    Hälsovårdare (YH), h19, dagstudier, Åbo

Objective

The student can plan, implement and assess the follow-up of a child’s growth and development in consultation with the family
The student can support the parents in their parenthood and can guide, with resource promoting methods, the parents and their child towards a healthy lifestyle
The student can assess the child’s and family’s need of additional support and further treatment

Content

The service system for families, the care chain, multi-professional collaboration
The child's growth and development, VANE & LENE, VAVU,
The child's sexual health
Regular and comprehensive health examinations, screenings
Resource promoting methods, support for family resources, parenthood, family/parent/child health and well-being.
Counselling on topics related to the family of children (both group and individual supervision)
Group activities (support of equals / reference support)
Client/patient involvement
Multicultural work
Children with chronic illnesses, disabilities and the need for extra support and further investigations
Early intervention, to talk about the difficult things.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

It is recommended that students participate in courses during semesters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and have completed 180 credits.