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Diversity and multiculturalism in social care (MONOSKVS26DIAK)

Type of studies
Competence modules
Campuses
Diak joint implementation
Location
Online campus
Ilmoittautumisaika
1.6.2026—27.7.2026

Opintojen sisältämät toteutukset

MON01VS26DIAK Intercultural advising and guidance
Perustiedot
Code MON0105A20S-3011
Extent 5
Study period 17.8.2026 – 20.9.2026
Teachers Margarita Sakilayan-Latvala, Sandra Hagman
Office Diak joint implementation
Study programme BA of Social Services
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
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.
Grading scale
0-5
MON02VS26DIAK Integration work with immigrants
Perustiedot
Code MON0205A20S-3006
Extent 5
Study period 21.9.2026 – 1.11.2026
Teachers Margarita Sakilayan-Latvala, Sandra Hagman
Office Diak joint implementation
Study programme BA of Social Services
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
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.
Grading scale
0-5
MON03VS26DIAK Methods for work with diversity and multicultural social care
Perustiedot
Code MON0305A15S-3012
Extent 5
Study period 2.11.2026 – 6.12.2026
Teachers Margarita Sakilayan-Latvala, Sandra Hagman
Office Diak joint implementation
Study programme BA of Social Services
Sisältö
• methods of diverse and multicultural work
• 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.
Grading scale
0-5