Study Guide

Objective

The Student:
- has knowledge of the labor market
- can identify social risks linked to unemployment and incapacity for work
- can describe rehabilitative employment promotion activities
- has knowledge of service systems and legislation regarding employment promotion activities
- knows the different forms and causes of immigration.
- can describe the integration process
- can identify social risks linked to migration and cultural change
-- has knowledge of service systems and legislation on immigration and integration

Content

-employment and unemployment
- labor market policy
- methods of employment promotion and integration promotion
- various employment promotion bodies
-youth workshops
-social benefits and psychosocial forms of support
- immigration, integration, refugee and asylum
- the integration process
- the service system for asylum seekers and quota refugees
-legislation in the field of employment promotion and integration promotion

Location and time

The course starts week 12
Course schedule in peppi and tuudo
Course agenda and more information in the course Moodle page

Materials

Congress, E. Piller & Gonzaìlez, M. J. 2013. Multicultural perspectives in social work practice with families . Springer Publishing Company 2012. (E-book)

Sue, Derald Wing. 2015. Multicultural Social Work Practice : A Competency-Based Approach to Diversity and Social Justice. Wiley. Second edition. (E-book)

European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Employment and social developments in Europe 2022, Publications Office of the European Union, 2022, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2767/229768


Saikku P. & Hannikainen K. (2019) Työttömien ja työllisten koettu työkyky ja toimeentulo.
Suomalaisten hyvinvointi 2018.

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Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration
(1386/2010)
Aliens Act
(301/2004)
Act on the Integration of Immigrants and Reception of Asylum Seekers
https://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/1999/en19990493.pdf

Teaching methods

Lectures
Exercises
Study visit
Discussions
Literature study

Employer connections

Cooperation with local worklife in the field (study visit, workshop)

Exam schedules

Assignment on Initial Assessment week 18
Individual Assigment due week 14 and 15

Content scheduling

Lectures and study visits in english, group assignment in english, individual assignment in english or swedish
Language skills are not assessed in this course

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

No previous knowledge