VER111 Disability and environmental therapeutic work

Teaching language

This course is taught in Norwegian and an English translation of the course description is not available.

Course contents

Key topics in the course are:

• main psychological areas

• human development and behavior

• environmental therapeutic work

• communication and relationship skills

• cognitive impairment

Learning outcomes

The student:

Knowledge

• demonstrates broad knowledge of problem solving at the individual level through observation, assessment, exploration of values, desires and living conditions

• demonstrates broad knowledge of communication, interaction and collaboration, and how language and behavior affect this

• demonstrates knowledge of facilitating environmental therapeutic work

• demonstrates knowledge of psychological and biological development and learning

• demonstrates broad knowledge of causes and conditions that affect cognition and behavior in general, and cognitive impairments and developmental disabilities in particular

• demonstrates broad knowledge of the life situation of people with developmental disabilities

• demonstrates knowledge of research methods and principles and concepts for assessing scientific quality

Skills

• is able to reflect on his/her own professional practice and adjust this under supervision

• is able to apply professional knowledge to analyze and assess tasks and issues that actualize environmental therapeutic work

• is able to apply professional knowledge to critically discuss his/her own work process and different models in social care work

• is able to apply relevant methods in mapping and assessment work to identify users' goals and needs as a basis for measures

• is able to use professional knowledge as a basis for illuminating practical and theoretical issues and making informed choices

• is able to use relevant forms of expression to document and disseminate professional knowledge

• is able to use forms of communication that are central in meeting vulnerable groups

General competence

• demonstrates insight into relevant professional and ethical issues in the social educator's professional practice

• demonstrates insight into professional challenges and dilemmas derived from environmental therapeutic work

• demonstrates insight into the theories, processes and methods required to offer knowledge-based environmental therapeutic work

• is able to convey key subject material on environmental therapeutic work in writing and orally

• demonstrates insight into methods for systematic acquisition of user experience and knowledge

• is able to plan measures and service design based on users' goals and needs

Examination requirements

Compulsory attendance requirements must be met, as well as completed and passed compulsory work requirements and presentations. See details in the course brochure on Canvas.

Teaching methods

Teaching and learning methods include lectures, group work with supervision, presentations, skills training, simulation, work requirements, seminars and self-study. Compulsory teaching. See detailed descriptions in the subject booklet in Canvas.

Expected scope of work in the course is 540 hours.

Evaluation

The person responsible for the course, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.

Assessment methods and criteria

Four-hour individual written school exam. Graded assessment.