curriculum of vocational qualification in social and health care, practical nurse education...

CURRICULUM OF VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION IN SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE,

PRACTICAL NURSE EDUCATION

SOSIAALI- JA TERVEYSALA KUOPIO


EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN FINLAND

CORE SUBJECTS 20 CR

COMMON VOCATIONAL 90 CRSTUDIES * Support and guidance of growth * Nursing and care * Rehabilitation support * Special vocational studies of each study programme

OPTIONAL STUDIES 10 CR


Finnish 4 crSwedish 1 crForeign language (English) 2 crMathematics 3 crPhysics 1 crChemistry 1 crBasic studies of societyand entrepreneurship 1 crPhysical education 1 crHealth promotion 1 crArt and culture 1 cr


Customer service and information management

Emergency care

Rehabilitation

Children’s and youth care and education

Mental health and substance abuse welfare work

Nursing and care

Oral and dental care

Care for the disabled

Care for the elderly


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•Customer service and guidance (4 cr)* Information management (4 cr)* Secretarial work in social and health care (20 cr)* Nursing and care (14 cr)

The studies focus on: customer service in reception situation and

client-focused telephone service guidance of a customer and

his/her relatives information technology and security caring skills


Required skills: organization skills cooperation skills willing to serve ability to work under pressure caring skills computer skills

Working environment after studies: Different types of social and health care services


The studies focus on: nursing outside hospitals perioperative nursing care for the outpatients

* Emergency care organization and services (8 cr)* Care for emergency patients (32 cr)


Required skills: communication skills manual skills problem solving quick decision making guiding skills physical strength observation skills patience ability to drive an ambulance

Workplaces: * emergency units * acute care units * operation theatres * ambulance service


* Working in rehabilitation service system (4 cr)* Support and promotion of psychic functional abilities (6 cr)* Support and promotion of social functional abilities (12 cr)* Support and promotion of physical functional abilities (18 cr)

The studies focus on: training of communication and

cooperation skills guidance of individuals and groups theoretical understanding of functions

of human beings and rehabilitation processes and abilities to apply the theory in practice


Working requires: flexibility innovative attitude broad visions ability to work in teams skills to assess client’s

abilities to cope in everyday life

Workplaces: hospital wards rehabilitation

centres spas service homes nursing homes domicile care personal helpers


*Care and education for children and young people (6 cr)* Support of growth and development in early childhood (16 cr)* Support of growth and development at school age and in adolescence (6 cr)*Care for the sick children and young people (12 cr)

The studies focus on:

training of communication and cooperative skills

team working learning professional

responsibility


Work with children and youth requires:

flexibility innovative attitude broad visions belief in future

Workplaces: * child nurseries * supportive education * care and guidance of youngsters * paediatric hospitals and other child care institutions


*Mental health and substance abuse welfare work (4 cr)*Meeting people with mental or substance abuse problems (4 cr)* Individual mental care (22 cr)* Individual substance abuse care (10 cr)

The studies focus on: principles and services in mental

and substance abuse work Psychic disorders and their

backgrounds Cooperation with people with

mental and substance abuse problems

prevention and rehabilitation in mental care


Mental health and abuse welfare work requires:

open-mindedness patience cooperation skills communication skills creativeness ability to cope with uncompleted matters

Workplaces: psychiatric hospitals units for alcoholics and

drug addicts rehabilitation homes private care homes domicile care


* Nursing and care process and rehabilitation (4 cr)* Nursing and social care (36 cr)

The studies focus on: well planned nursing and

care process rehabilitative nursing actions medical care and drug administration nutrition


Nursing and care requires: guidance skills practical nursing skills and theoretical

understanding holistic observation skills responsibility

Workplaces: Health centres and hospitals nursing homes domicile care


* Work in oral health care services (4 cr)* Work in an oral and dental care unit (4 cr)* Promotion of oral health (4 cr)* Basic oral and dental care (20 cr)* Special oral and dental care (8 cr)

The studies focus on: guiding skills to motivate patients

to take care of their dental hygiene assisting of dentists maintaining the dental unit in good

condition cooperation skills


Oral and dental care requires: willingness to serve communication skills flexibility quick reactions manual skills

Working: dental units of health centres private dental care hospital wards and other institutions


* Ethics and the social status of the care for the disabled (4 cr)* Cooperation with the disabled (10 cr)* Individual care for the disabled (26 cr)

The studies focuse on: communication and cooperation skills learning to observe and to define

special needs of the disabled mastering of various rehabilitation practices


Care for the disabled requires: acceptance of differences patience creativity good skills to create relationships manual skills

Working:* Nurseries and day care centres * special schools and dormitories * service homes * Rehabilitation centres * personal helpers

*Ethics and the social status of the care for the elderly (4 cr)* Cooperation with the elderly (8 cr)* Individual care for the elderly (28 cr)


The studies focuse on: ethics of the elderly care quality care for the elderly every day living at home and

at a service home cooperation between various

care givers in elderly care


Elderly care requires: humanity cooperation skills flexibility wide theoretical knowledge

and practical nursing skills

Working: Health centres Domicile care Nursing homes and service homes Private elderly care homes


The studies last for 2 years, including basic vocational studies and specialized studies of study programs

Core subjects and optional studies have been studied already at upper secondary school.

The studies last for 3 – 4 years -> abilities to take part in matriculation exams in 4 compulsory subjects

Vocational studies 80 cr

Studies at the upper secondary school at least 30 cr


The studies last for about 2 years according to the students’ professional and educational background.

Individual study plans

Competence based qualification – skills tests in work placements.

Work placements also abroad

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