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Child Protection, Youth Welfare and Family Work (5 cr)

Code: SO20SAI2-3003

General information


Enrollment

01.12.2022 - 03.01.2023

Timing

04.01.2023 - 02.03.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Health and Welfare

Teaching languages

  • Svenska

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Social Services

Teachers

  • Åbo – timlärare Socionom
  • Lilian Nordell

Teacher in charge

Lilian Nordell

Groups

  • USO21D-Å
    Socionom (YH), h21, dagstudier, Åbo

Objective

The student
- is able to identify risks and resources in the lives of vulnerable children, young people and families
- has knowledge about legislation and service within child protection
- is able to apply resource promoting methods and embodies a child-centered working method
- is able to work systemically and interprofessionally within various child protection service types

Content

- The risk perspective, family violence, child abuse, neglect, parental deficiencies
- The resource-enhancing perspective, protective factors, resilience
- The Child Protection Act and the client process
- The child protection service system
- Systemic working method
- Open care and methods of child protection, family work
- Family care and institutional care structure and methods
- After-care in child care
- To encounter the child as a client, child roles, conversation methodology
- Parental support
- Documentation

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

No preliminary requirements