Mental health and substance abuse work in social services (MIEOSKVS26DIAK)

– the scientific explanations of addiction
– customer inclusion in mental health, crisis and substance abuse work
– mental health, crisis and substance abuse work for various ages
– crisis work and acute crisis work
– legislation related to mental health and substance abuse
– ethical principles, quality recommendations and strategies of mental health and substance abuse work, national and international programmes
– cultural sensitivity, equality and diversity
– connections between mental health and substance abuse problems and criminal behaviour
– religion and spirituality in mental health and substance abuse work

Students
– are familiar with multidisciplinary approaches to substance abuse and other addictions
– know how to work with various mental health, crisis and substance abuse customer groups in a customer-oriented manner and support the customer’s inclusion while considering the unique characteristics of various ages
– are familiar with crises and acute crisis work
– are familiar with and know how to apply the central legislation guiding and governing mental health and substance abuse work and the service system
– are familiar with the ethical principles, quality recommendations and strategies of mental health and substance abuse work as well as key national and international programmes
– know how to act in a culturally sensitive manner and support equality and diversity in mental health and substance abuse work
– are familiar with the connection between mental health and substance abuse problems and criminal behaviour
– know the significance of religion and spirituality in mental health and substance abuse work.

– social rehabilitation in mental health and substance abuse work
– mental health and substance abuse rehabilitation system, process and plan
– bullying
– family and close network in the rehabilitation process
– a psychosocial approach
– online assistance in mental health and substance abuse work

Students
– understand the principles of social rehabilitation in mental health and substance abuse work
– are familiar with the mental health and substance abuse rehabilitation system and process as well as collaboration based on a rehabilitation plan
– know how to consider the family and close network and support their adaptation and inclusion in the various phases of the mental health and substance abuse rehabilitation process
– know how to identify and prevent bullying manifested in social interaction
– know how to apply a psychosocial approach in mental health and substance abuse work with the starting point in developing and maintaining the customer’s rehabilitative readiness and strengthening the customer’s inclusion
– know how to support the customer in utilising methods of online self-care and professional customer work in the mental health and substance abuse rehabilitation process.

– acute crisis and crisis services
-central methods in mental health, crisis and substance abuse work
– intervention methods in bullying situations
– interaction and guidance skills
– job supervision and its significance

Students
– know how to assess the customer’s need for crisis services and can steer the customer to crisis services, where necessary
– know how to support the customer in an acute crisis
– know how to apply the key methods of mental health, crisis and substance abuse work
– know how to apply communal intervention methods, for example, in instances of bullying in daycare or school
– know how to develop their interaction and guidance competence in mental health, crisis and substance work carried out with various customer groups
– understand the significance of job supervision as an activity that strengthens expertise in mental health, crisis and substance abuse work.