Special Education and NursingLaajuus (8 cr)

Objective

The students know the basics of children's motoric, kognitive, linguistic and social development and their disorders. They can apply and develop methods of special pedagogy when supporting the development and everyday life coping of children and youngsters who need special support in cooperation with the child, her / his family and other experts.
They know the basics of microbiology, central acute health problems, chronic and life style disease and learn to promote health. They also know central methods of nursing and clinical procedures. They base their operation on empowerment-orientation, ecoculturality and communality. They work by recognising their own value basis and by following the ethical principles of their profession.

Content

Central contents are:
• basics of child development
• supported early childhood education
• methods of special pedagogy
• methods of aac communication (appearance language, support signs, picture and item communication, blisslanguage), individual plans
• supporting development and guidance in everyday life
• material production that supports activity
• neurological development of human and its disorders
• central health problems of children and youth, their care, rehabilitation and health promotion

Qualifications

The students know the basics of special pedagogy. They know the anatomy and physiological basic functions of the human body and can observe them.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

excellent (5): the students participate in contact lessons and discussions in the virtual learning environment and complete the agreed assignments. In assignments, they show innovativeness and in written assignments the ability to describe and justify the phenomena of the topic. The students follow the instructions of JUA for written assignments.
very good - good (3-4): the students participate in contact lessons and discussions in the virtual learning environment 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(1-2): the students partially participate in contact lessons and contribute little or none to discussions in the virtual learning environment. 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.