Child welfare and Family work (CHFMS26HKI)
- Type of studies
- Open University of Applied Sciences
- Campuses
- Helsinki
- Location
- Helsinki
- Ilmoittautumisaika
- 25.5.2026—31.7.2026
- Start Term
- 21.9.2026—29.11.2026
- Field of Study
- Social services, The church sector
- Study mode
- Blended learning
- Study language
- English
- Application Status
- Registration opens soon
- Pricing
- Free
- Code
- AAF809
- Extent
- 5 op
- Admission quota
- 5
- Available places
- 5
- Teachers
- Katja Päällysaho, Minna Hallman
Opintojen sisältämät toteutukset
CHFMS26HKI Child welfare and Family work
Sisältö
• UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
• Child Welfare Act and Social Welfare Act
• Risk and protective factors affecting children and families
• Actors and services in child welfare and child protection in Finland
• Procedures and approaches used in child welfare and child protection in Finland
• Diversity of families
• Family work and different theories applied in family work
• Different actors and services in family work
• Empowering and participatory methods used in child welfare, child protection and family work
• Child Welfare Act and Social Welfare Act
• Risk and protective factors affecting children and families
• Actors and services in child welfare and child protection in Finland
• Procedures and approaches used in child welfare and child protection in Finland
• Diversity of families
• Family work and different theories applied in family work
• Different actors and services in family work
• Empowering and participatory methods used in child welfare, child protection and family work
Learning outcomes
The students will be able to:
• know the relevant international conventions, and national policies and legislation related to child welfare and family work and apply this knowledge in practice
• know and understand different risk and protective factors influencing the growth of children and young people in Finland
• understand the meaning of child welfare for the wellbeing of children and families
• know the main actors and services provided in child welfare, child protection and family work
• Know different procedures and approaches used in child welfare, child protection and family work in Finland
• know different skills needed in child welfare, child protection and family work
• understand the diversity and challenges of families in current societies
• reflect personal values in relation to diverse families
• understand different definitions, approaches and theories used in family work
• use different empowering and participatory methods with children and families
• know the relevant international conventions, and national policies and legislation related to child welfare and family work and apply this knowledge in practice
• know and understand different risk and protective factors influencing the growth of children and young people in Finland
• understand the meaning of child welfare for the wellbeing of children and families
• know the main actors and services provided in child welfare, child protection and family work
• Know different procedures and approaches used in child welfare, child protection and family work in Finland
• know different skills needed in child welfare, child protection and family work
• understand the diversity and challenges of families in current societies
• reflect personal values in relation to diverse families
• understand different definitions, approaches and theories used in family work
• use different empowering and participatory methods with children and families