Bachelor's degree: Common working life competences 2020-2022
Ethical competence
The student
o acts ethically in their work communities and networks
o applies the principles of equality and non-discrimination in their actions and promotes global responsibility
o understands and applies the principles of good scientific practice.
Internationalisation and communications competence
The student
- operates smoothly in working life interaction and communication situations
- utilises various kinds of communication forms, channels and environments
- takes the effects and opportunities of the internationalisation development of their field into account in their work
- operates in a multicultural environment and is capable of working internationally in their field.
The student
- evaluates, develops and makes visible their personal competence by means of continuous learning
- takes care of their study abilities and assumes responsibility for their own competence development and that of their community as well as the sharing of the lessons learned
- acquires, processes, evaluates and applies critically the knowledge, principles, theories and methods of their own field
- evaluates and utilises digital environments and tools in their work duties.
Entrepreneurship, innovation and working community competence
The student
- is capable of working independently in expert positions or as an entrepreneur in their field, creating networks and partnerships
- is capable of creative problem-solving and development of working practices in collaboration with their community
- anticipates the future of their field and the changes in their operating environment
- is capable of decision-making in unforeseen circumstances and various kinds of operating environments
- adopts abilities and operating practices for assuming responsibility for their own well-being and that of their community.
The students
- know the basics of a rehabilitation client's customer relationship
- know how to use information about the rehabilitation service system, services, operating methods and actors in their guidance work
- know how to apply rehabilitation legislation and related laws in their work
- are aware of the costs and funding channels of rehabilitation activities
- have the capacity to develop the rehabilitation services
- are aware of the national and international role and significance of rehabilitation
- understand the significance of documentation as part of the rehabilitation process and can document their actions appropriately.
The students
- can plan and manage both individual and community-level rehabilitation processes in collaboration with the client and a multiprofessional expert team
- can utilise the opportunities provided by technology in rehabilitation
- can act as rehabilitation specialists and exert influence in decision-making concerning rehabilitation at the individual, community and society level
- are able to monitor, assess and promote the quality and effectiveness of rehabilitation and rehabilitation counselling by utilising appropriate documentation
- understand the significance of leadership and the financial and administrative perspectives in their work
- can carry out project assignments and plan and manage projects related to rehabilitation activities.
Competence in assessing rehabilitation needs and opportunities
The students
- understand factors that cause rehabilitation and service needs at the individual, community and society level
- know how to use the ICF framework to describe the client's overall situation
- can assess the rehabilitation client’s functional abilities and working capacity
- can assess an individual’s or community's rehabilitation needs, expectations and opportunities
- can act on the basis of evidence and good practices in assessing the need for rehabilitation.
The students
- can use different counselling methods in an ethical and goal-oriented manner, promoting the clients’ functional abilities, working capacity and participation in the different operating environments of everyday life
- know how to coach the clients to take responsibility for their rehabilitation
- are able to coordinate services and instruct the clients to use the appropriate services
- can counsel, motivate, guide, teach and support the clients and their social network in the rehabilitation process
- are able to critically assess and develop their counselling work.
Bachelor's Degree: Shared competence in the field of Social Services and Health Care 2020-2024
Client competence in health and social care
Student
* values the client / patient and meets them individually as an expert and active participant in their life and culture
* can promote client / patient participation and involvement
* is able to create a professional interaction and collaboration relationship that promotes client engagement and resources
* understands the ways in which social and health care services are delivered and the way they are directed and supervised in Finland and the EU and EEA.
Bachelor's degree: Common competences in the field of Rehabilitation and Social Services 2020-2024
Promoting well-being and agency
The students
- are familiar with and understand the strategies and theories of promoting well-being and health, as well as the related key concepts and priorities, from the perspective of public health and reducing health inequalities
- understand the concepts of agency, participation and counselling, as well as the ICF framework as an indicator of functional capacity and participation
- understand the stages of client and service processes and the principles of documentation in the rehabilitation, social welfare and health care sector, and know the starting points and principles of counselling
- are familiar with the basics of assessing the client’s functional capacity, participation and rehabilitation and service needs, and can search for evidence-based assessment methods.
The students
- are familiar with digital and technological services and operating environments in supporting the clients' agency, participation, functional capacity and accessibility
- are familiar with the starting points and principles of both remote and face-to-face rehabilitation, and can apply digital and technological solutions in remote and face-to-face rehabilitation
- are able to use digital software and tools as well as technological solutions in client work and counselling
- are able to assess the feasibility of digital services and technological solutions and participate in their development.
The students
- are familiar with the knowledge base and key phenomena of the social welfare, health care and rehabilitation sector, and are able to apply theoretical knowledge produced by different disciplines in their own field
- know the key starting points and principles of conducting scientific research and generating data
- are familiar with and can analyse different operating environments in the social welfare, health care and rehabilitation sector
- can, based on research and evidence, assess and develop the promotion of agency, participation and functional capacity in varying operating environments
- understand the basics of effectiveness and evidence-based work
- are capable of creative problem-solving and the development of working methods with their community
- are able to produce high-quality services that are meaningful and effective for the client in a cost-effective manner
- can act in multicultural environments and work globally in their own field.
