Nordic Welfare, Social Services and Professional Practice (5 cr)
Code: VAL24041-3001
General information
Enrollment
02.12.2024 - 31.12.2024
Timing
01.01.2025 - 31.07.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
- Lina Nybjörk
- Alexandra Båsk
Teacher in charge
Lina Nybjörk
Objective
Students
- have knowledge of the Nordic welfare system
- have knowledge of different areas of professional expertise in social services
- develop their reflective capacity concerning their own professional development
Content
- The Nordic Welfare Model
- Social Services and Social Work in Finland
- Best practice and professional development
Location and time
Campus Alere in Spring 2025
Materials
Aspalter, C. 2019. Welfare regime analysis: 30 years in the making. International Social Work, 62:1, 76–88.
Blum, S, Kuhlmann, J & Schubert K. 2020. Routledge Handbook of European Welfare Systems (e-book, Novia UAS library)
Esping-Andersen, G. 1990. The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism, 9-33
Kamali, M & Jönsson, J.H. 2018. Neoliberalism, Nordic Welfare States and Social Work. Current and Future Challenges. 35-45, 79-90 (e-book, Novia UAS library)
Kettunen, P. 2010. The Nordic Welfare State in Finland, Scandinavian Journal of History, 26:3, 225-247.
Pedersen, A.W. & Kuhnle. S. 2017. The concept of a “Nordic model”. In: Knutsen, Oddbjørn P. (ed.), The Nordic Models in Political Science : Challenged, but Still Viable? (pp 249-272).
Teaching methods
Lectures and study visits, literature studies, workshops and written assignments.
Employer connections
The course includes study visits to different agencies in social services and social work.
Exam schedules
Deadlines:
The course includes different parts, all with different deadlines. See Moodle-platform for more information.
International connections
Internationalization:
The course is offered to exchange students
Further information
Responsible lecturer:
Lina.Nybjörk@novia.fi (Spring 2025)
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Students demonstrate a superficial competence and a basic understanding of the subject.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Students demonstrate competence that relates to and connects with the literature.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Students demonstrate advanced competence and show a deeper understanding of the subject in relation to their future profession.
Qualifications
No previous knowledge