Everyday Life and Participance in Work with the DisableLaajuus (5 cr)
Course unit code: SSSZ1020
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- Finnish
Objective
The students have comprehensive basic knowledge on the individual needs and of supporting and guiding the participation and everyday coping of adults defined as disabled. The students have basic knowledge of challenging behavior for persons with disabilities. Students deepen their knowledge of practical work and guidance with real customers.
Content
Special needs adult education and guiding disabled adults in their everyday lives, production of supportive materials, supporting the transition stage and participation through different activities.
Qualifications
The students can apply and develop methods of special education in supporting the development and everyday coping of children and youth in need of special support in cooperation with other professionals. They can apply methods of service guidance and family work in the thorough supporting of children and youth with special support needs and their families. They base their work on empowerment-orientation, ecoculturality and communality. They work recognising their own value basis and by following the ethical principles of their profession.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Excellent (5): the students participate in contact lessons and complete the agreed assignments. In written assignments they show the ability to describe and justify the phenomena of the topic. The students follow the instructions of JUA for written assignments.
very goog -good (4-3): the students participate in contact lessons and complete agreed assignments. In written assignments, they show ability to describe and justify the phenomena of the topic by exploiting Finnish sources. The students follow the instructions of JUA for written assignments.
satisfactory - sufficient(2-1): the students partially participate in contact lessons. The students complete the agreed assignments. In written assignments, they describe the phenomena of the topic without justifying them and using only some source material. The students partially follow the instructions of JUA for written assignments.