Digital counselling in social and healthcare (OPEN UNI)

From

1.10.2026

5 cr

Online

The modules:

Introduction
Supporting self-care
Interaction
Digital literacy
Development
Ethics

Additional information and registration

Price and registration period: Check on the university's website

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Additional information:

Fields

Health and welfare

Scope

5 cr

Code

AY00AR78

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
• describe the legal, pedagogical, and technological bases of digital counselling
• apply technology and data management processes in digital counselling and solve problems related to them
• resolve issues related to patient care in evidence-based ways as a part of a multidisciplinary team
• support the client in self-care and guide them to use the digital counselling environment
• create a reciprocal counselling relationship with a patient in a digital counselling environment
• evaluate and solve ethical challenges related to digital counselling
• innovatively develop digital counselling, considering the needs of different user groups

Organiser

University of Oulu

Contact details

avoin.yliopisto@oulu.fi

Belongs to themes:

Health and well-being

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