SYKP1410 Diseases and Health Deficits Course description

Knowledge

The student

·         has broad knowledge of the rules for work on notifications of concern, investigations and assistance measures 

·         has broad knowledge of the rules for issuing care orders, return of care and adoption under the Child Welfare Act 

·         has broad knowledge of the rules relating to contact and access under the Child Welfare Act

- has broad knowledge of human rights based restrictions and limitations to intervene in private and family life.

·         has broad knowledge of the rules for processing emergency cases and the special challenges relating to these types of decisions when it comes to due process protection

Skills

The student

·         can use legal methods to identify the rules of law that apply to work in the child welfare service 

·         can discuss and assess due process protection in relation to different child welfare measures 

·         can apply the principles of legality and proportionality in the assessment of different measures

·         can distinguish between material conditions and procedural conditions and the provisions’ standard of proof 

·         can document assessments of children’s participation and consideration of the child’s best interests in decision-making processes 

General competence

The student

·         can process child welfare cases in line with the responsible conduct requirement and the requirements that follow from international human rights

Admission to the programme.

The following coursework requirements/compulsory activities must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

Coursework requirement 1: an individual written assignment and conducting a peer review on a fellow studends individual written assignment.

The coursework requirement must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam. If the coursework is not approved, the student will be given the opportunity to submit an improved version once by a given deadline.

Coursework requirement 2: skills training in writing and documentation.

The attendance requirement for compulsory teaching activities is 80%. If a student's absence exceeds 20%, a comprehensive coursework requirement is set to compensate. If a student's overall absence exceeds 40%, they lose the right to take the exam. 

Each student is responsible for ensuring that their attendance is documented. The length of the teaching days will vary, and it is each student's own responsibility to stay informed about the teaching schedule.

Compulsory activities must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam.

An individual five-hour written school exam.

The exam modus of Lovdata Pro.

Grade scale A-F.

All exam papers are assessed by one internal and one external examiner.

The course has two compulsory activities:

1. Skills training in writing and documentation carried out across the three courses: BV2200, BV2300 and BV2600. Attendance for skills training is calculated across the three courses in BV2600.

The attendance requirement for compulsory teaching activities is 80% and. If a student's overall absence exceeds 20%, a comprehensive coursework requirement is set to compensate. If a student's overall absence exceeds 40%, they lose the right to take the exam in BV2600. 

Each student is responsible for ensuring that their attendance is documented. The length of the teaching days will vary, and it is each student's own responsibility to stay informed about the teaching schedule.

2. Skills training in professional communication carried out across the three courses: BV2200, BV2300 and BV2600. Attendance for skills training is calculated across the three courses in BV2600.

The attendance requirement for compulsory teaching activities is 80%. If a student's overall absence exceeds 20%, a comprehensive coursework requirement is set to compensate. If a student's overall absence exceeds 40%, they lose the right to take the exam in BV2600. 

Each student is responsible for ensuring that their attendance is documented. The length of the teaching days will vary, and it is each student's own responsibility to stay informed about the teaching schedule.

All answers are assessed by one examiner.

An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

• 10 ECTS overlap with SYKK/SYKP1400 Diseases and Health Deficits, 10 ECTS.
• 3 ECTS overlap with SYKK/SYKP1300 Pharmacology and Administration of Medicine, 5 ECTS.
• SYKK1410 and SYKP1410 are fully overlapping.