Disability and environmental therapeutic work

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

• main psychological areas
• human development and behavior
• environmental therapeutic work
• communication and relationship skills
• cognitive impairment

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.