Professional in Social and Health Care

1.8.2026 - 31.12.2027

5 cr

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• Social and health care system and responsibilities
• Key legislation in social and health care
• Ethical basis in the social and health sector
• Promoting well-being and health
• The basics of structural documentation and legislation related to documentation
• Digitalisation of social and health care services
• Client and patient safety
• Infection control and basic asepsis

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Fields

Health and welfare

Scope

5 cr

Code

SX00FX89

The student
• knows the social and health care system and the responsibilities of different actors
• knows the key legislation in social and health care
• knows the ethical basis of the social and health care sector
• knows the importance of well-being and health promotion in reducing well-being and health inequalities
• knows the basics of structured documentation
• understands the significance of digital services in social and health services
• knows the basics of client and patient safety
• understands the key practices related to infection control and asepsis and is able to act accordingly

Organiser

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Contact details

avoinamk@metropolia.fi

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