Home as a Context for Family Well-Being (3cr)

Objective

The students understand how the home environment enables or restricts family well-being. The students understand how environment affects family members´ well-being through occupations. The students understand how health care professionals can enhance family well-being through environmental adaptations. The students know the impact of persons´ own occupational choices for the environment. The students understand the cultural impacts to the occupations, persons and occupational performance.

Content

The concept of family and home in different cultures.
Meaningful activities in families in different cultures.
Basics of Housing Enabler -assessment method.
High technology adaptations in the Smart Home.
Introduction to Jamk´s projects which include high technology solutions for family well-being.

Qualifications

Basic understaning of clientcentered work in social- and healthcare.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Pass

The student understands the different aspects of family, family-centeredness and independent living. The student has mastered the tasks of the course in the area of home techonlogical solutions. He/she is familiar with the information, theories and principles relevant to the theme, and has an ability to apply them within the framework of the course.The student is able to work together with others in a multicultural group.The student demonstrates his/her competence in a good way in the tasks of the course.

Fail:
The student does not demonstrate a mastery of the basic understanding in the themes of the course. He/she cannot cope with the course tasks or will not assume responsibility for them. He/she fails to work with the group. The student's ability to apply knowledge remains unclear.