Child Protection and Out-of-home Care (5 cr)
Code: VAL25011-3001
General information
Enrollment
15.06.2025 - 09.09.2025
Timing
09.09.2025 - 26.10.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Teaching languages
- Svenska
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services and Health Care
Teachers
- Åbo – timlärare Socionom
- Lilian Nordell
- Vasa Socionom
- Alexandra Båsk
Teacher in charge
Lilian Nordell
Objective
The student
- has knowledge of the legislation governing out-of-home care
- is able to engage with, guide, and support children in care and their family members
- has an understanding of ethical issues related to out-of-home care
- understands the importance of maintaining well-being at work
Content
The care placement process and quality recommendations
Trauma-informed approach and establishing trusting relationships
The importance of daily routines and structure
Collaboration with parents and family-centered interventions
Multiprofessional collaboration
Restrictive measures
Running away from care placements
Ethical dilemmas and the sense of powerlessness among professionals
Personal resilience and coping strategies for child protection workers
Documentation
Evaluation scale
H-5
Qualifications
None