Health related social work Programme description

Videreutdanningen tar utgangspunkt i sosialfaglige perspektiver på helse og livskvalitet, hvor samspillet mellom sosiale, kulturelle, emosjonelle, psykososiale, eksistensielle og helsemessige forhold står sentralt. Studenter i videreutdanningen vil få fordypet kunnskap om sentrale sosialfaglige teorier og perspektiver, og sosionomens roller i tverrfaglig samarbeid i helsetjenester.

Faglig og profesjonell utvikling står sentralt gjennom videreutdanningsforløpet, med fokus på integrasjon av teori, praksis og yrkesetisk refleksjon.

Hensikten med videreutdanningen er kompetanseheving for sosionomer som enten jobber i primær- eller spesialisthelsetjenester, eller ønsker å jobbe innen tjenester med fokus på helserelaterte

utfordringer i menneskers hverdagsliv (inkludert tverrfaglige helseteam, ambulerende tjenester,

somatisk sykehus eller psykisk helse, rus og avhengighetsarbeid).

Videreutdanningen gir fordypning på kompetanseområdene:

• sosialfaglige perspektiver og tilnærminger på psykososiale og helserelaterte utfordringer
• systematisk psykososial kartlegging og vurdering
• etikk, lovverk og organisering for sosialt arbeid i helsetjenester
• samhandling og relasjoner ved helserelaterte utfordringer
• formidling og profesjonsutvikling i sosialt helsearbeid

Utdanningen er på masternivå.

Videreutdanningen er relevant for sosionomer som er ansatt innen tjenester med fokus på helserelaterte utfordringer i menneskers hverdagsliv, eller sosionomer som ønsker å jobbe innen slike tjenester.

No formal requirements over and above the admission requirements.

A student who has completed this course should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

On successful completion of this course the student has:

• thorough knowledge of diversity among users, equipment and user situations
• thorough knowledge of demography and age structure of society, trends and tendencies and their implications for universal design of ICT
• thorough knowledge of sensory, motor and cognitive disabilities
• thorough knowledge of the concept of disability and the Gap model
• advanced knowledge of disabling barriers in ICT solutions
• advanced knowledge about universal design and accessibility
• thorough knowledge about accommodation, assistive technology and welfare technology
• has advanced knowledge of relevant laws, policies and standards

Skills

On successful completion of this course the student can:

• analyse and deal critically with different user requirements, and apply these to structure and formulate arguments regarding accessibility, accommodation, and universal design of ICT
• analyse contradictions within/between universal design, accessibility and accommodation in different situations

General competence

On successful completion of this course the student can:

• disabling barriers of ICT solutions based on the Gap model
• can carry out independent study and master dedicated terminology related to user diversity, impairment, disability and universal design
• communicate scientific problems, analysis and conclusions in ICT and user diversity, impairment, disability and universal design to both specialists in health care and the general public

This course is organized as a series of lectures and seminars where students present and discuss core concepts and topics in the literature. Guest lectures will be held on chosen topics. There will be visits to, for example, public institutions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and rehabilitation centres. Each student works on a project assignment on a topic from the curriculum, and will have their work peer reviewed by two fellow students.

Exam in two part:

• Individual project report (4000-5000 words +/- 10%). The project examination counts 60% of the final grade.
• Individual oral examination (20 minutes for each candidate). The oral examination counts 40% of the final grade.

Both exams must be passed in order to pass the course.

The oral examination cannot be appealed.

New/postponed exam

In case of failed exam or legal absence, the student may apply for a new or postponed exam. New or postponed exams are offered within a reasonable time span following the regular exam. The student is responsible for registering for a new/postponed exam within the time limits set by OsloMet. The Regulations for new or postponed examinations are available in Regulations relating to studies and examinations at OsloMet.

All aids are permitted for the project, provided the rules for plagiarism and source referencing are complied with.

For the oral exam, students will not have access to computers or other aids.

Two internal examiners. External examiner is used periodically.

Associate Professor Norun Christine Sanderson