Services for Substance Abusers and Probation Service WorkLaajuus (5 cr)
Course unit code: SSSK2050
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- Finnish
Objective
The student
- recognises the phenomena related to drug abuse and crime, and the links between them, as well as their background and interpretation models of the problems
-knows the basics of addiction and probation service systems and the levels and means of addiction and criminal policy
-recognises and assesses their own values and attitudes towards drugs and drug abuse and to crime and committing crimes
-orients to work professionally with substance abusers and persons who have commited crimes
Content
Interpretating models of drug abuse, service system and legislation of addiction services, basics of drug and crime policy, operation system of criminal care, crime process, consequences and particularly the crime problematics of children and youth, operation models and cooperation partners of drug and criminal work.
Qualifications
The student knows the social services system and the basics of client work and has completed work practice orientation.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
5 (A Excellent)
4 (B Very good)
3 (C Good)
2 (D Satisfactory)
1 (E Sufficient)