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Disability Services (5 cr)

Code: SO20SOS5-3003

General information


Enrollment

15.06.2022 - 31.08.2022

Timing

31.08.2022 - 16.10.2022

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 Social Services

Teachers

  • Daniela Sundell
  • Janina Dahla

Teacher in charge

Daniela Sundell

Groups

  • USO21D-Å
    Socionom (YH), h21, dagstudier, Åbo
  • ÖH21USOLED-Å
    Öppna yh, socionomLed, Åbo

Objective

The student
- has knowledge of various disabilities as well as the impact of disabilities on an individual's living conditions
- can guide people with disabilities in terms of rights and forms of service
- can promote participation, self-determination and functional ability among people with disabilities
- is able to consider accessibility aspects in client work and knows about alternatives and supplementary communication

Content

- Diagnoses and living conditions for people with disabilities in different life situations
- The service user perspective, the family- and kinship perspective, legal certainty and participation
- Social counselling, service systems, forms of support and processes
- Assistive tools and accessibility for people with disabilities
- Alternative and supplementary communication

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

No preliminary requirements