Diversity and multiculturalism in social care (MONOSKVS26DIAK)
- Type of studies
- Competence modules, Open University of Applied Sciences
- Campuses
- Diak joint implementation
- Location
- Online campus
- Ilmoittautumisaika
- 1.6.2026—10.8.2026
- Start Term
- 17.8.2026—6.12.2026
- Field of Study
- Social services, The church sector
- Study mode
- Online teaching
- Study language
- Finnish
- Application Status
- Registration opens soon
- Pricing
- Fee-based
- Code
- AAF629
- Extent
- 15 op
- Price
- 150 €
- Admission quota
- 20
- Available places
- 20
- Teachers
- Margarita Sakilayan-Latvala, Sandra Hagman
Opintojen sisältämät toteutukset
MON01VS26DIAK Intercultural advising and guidance
Sisältö
• intercultural advising and guidance
• a culturally sensitive professional work method
• minorities and working with people from different cultural backgrounds
• basic principles of cultural and religious literacy
• intercultural and interreligious dialogue
• intercultural advising and guidance
• intercultural communication and interpretation
• a culturally sensitive professional work method
• minorities and working with people from different cultural backgrounds
• basic principles of cultural and religious literacy
• intercultural and interreligious dialogue
• intercultural advising and guidance
• intercultural communication and interpretation
Learning outcomes
Students
• know how to carry out intercultural advising and guidance
• develop and deepen their culturally sensitive professional work method
• are familiar with various minorities and know how to work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds
• are familiar with the basic principles of cultural and religious literacy
• know how to promote intercultural and interreligious dialogue in customer work
• know how to analyse and develop intercultural advising and guidance
• understand intercultural communication and know how to work with interpreters.
• know how to carry out intercultural advising and guidance
• develop and deepen their culturally sensitive professional work method
• are familiar with various minorities and know how to work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds
• are familiar with the basic principles of cultural and religious literacy
• know how to promote intercultural and interreligious dialogue in customer work
• know how to analyse and develop intercultural advising and guidance
• understand intercultural communication and know how to work with interpreters.
Grading scale
0-5
MON02VS26DIAK Integration work with immigrants
Sisältö
• the Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration and the integration service systems and actors
• integration work on the level of the individual, family and networks
• the significance of language in integration
• cultural understandings and understanding of family in customer work
• development challenges in immigration work
• integration work on the level of the individual, family and networks
• the significance of language in integration
• cultural understandings and understanding of family in customer work
• development challenges in immigration work
Learning outcomes
Students
• are familiar with the integration process for immigrants and know how to act in a manner that promotes integration
• know how to apply the Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration in grassroot-level social work
• are familiar with the integration service systems and actors
• know how to carry out integration work in various ways with people who have moved to Finland
• know how to act in an integrative way on the level of the individual, family and networks
• are familiar with various cultural understandings and understanding of family in customer work
• know how to act in challenging situations related to immigration and immigration work and how to identify and prevent harmful traditions and act to prevent them
• know how to analyse and develop integration work in customer work and work communities.
• are familiar with the integration process for immigrants and know how to act in a manner that promotes integration
• know how to apply the Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration in grassroot-level social work
• are familiar with the integration service systems and actors
• know how to carry out integration work in various ways with people who have moved to Finland
• know how to act in an integrative way on the level of the individual, family and networks
• are familiar with various cultural understandings and understanding of family in customer work
• know how to act in challenging situations related to immigration and immigration work and how to identify and prevent harmful traditions and act to prevent them
• know how to analyse and develop integration work in customer work and work communities.
Grading scale
0-5
MON03VS26DIAK Methods for work with diversity and multicultural social care
Sisältö
• methods of diverse and multicultural work
• critical reflection of work methods and culturally sensitive work methods
• critical reflection of work methods and culturally sensitive work methods
Learning outcomes
Students
• know how to work with diverse customer groups and identify and understand their unique needs
• know how to apply various methods that promote diversity, multiculturality, integration, inclusion and equality in social work and work communities
• know how to critically assess various working methods and develop them to correspond to customer needs
• know how to develop a culturally sensitive working method.
• know how to work with diverse customer groups and identify and understand their unique needs
• know how to apply various methods that promote diversity, multiculturality, integration, inclusion and equality in social work and work communities
• know how to critically assess various working methods and develop them to correspond to customer needs
• know how to develop a culturally sensitive working method.
Grading scale
0-5