Bilag 3:

Beskrivelse på engelsk af uddannelsen til social- og sundhedsassistent - som den er tilrettelagt på Social- og sundhedsskolen i Københavns Amt

The basic social and health care training programmes as planned by a specific social and health care college in Copenhagen

The basic social and health care training programmes were introduced in Denmark in January 1991 as generalist programmes.

The aim of these programmes is to qualify staff in the welfare, care and nursing area for broad-based functions, so that patients and clients meet a limited number of staff groups. The perspective is to combine social/pedagogical and activation principles with nursing qualifications and thus obtain more preventive and resource-oriented staff.

The new training system is structured in phases as a coordinated system with three levels:

• A one-year basic training programme for social and health helpers;
• A one-and-a-half-year advanced training programme for social and health care assistants;
• Further education courses leading to qualifications in nursing, O.T., P.T. etc. In order to continue at this level, the students must pass an entrance examination held annually over 3 days.

The students wishing to enter the training programme directly from the 9 th form must follow an introductory course for one year. This course not qualifying for work, but introduces the student to the area through relevant themes.

Adults with leaving examinations of primary and lower secondary school (Folkeskolen) may also apply for admission to the programmes. For the social and health care assistant programmes, they must document at least one year of work experience in the area, if they are not trained as social and health care helpers.

The age of the students vary from 17 to 57, but the majority of the students are under 28. 90-95 per cent of the students are women. Their background is mixed. Some students may have worked for many years in the field, or have other relevant qualifications, such as having looked after their parents. Some of the young students may still live at home with their parents or have recently moved into their own flat.

The structure of the training programmes

The training programmes are structured according to the sandwich principle where training alternates between theoretical training at the college and practical training at the hospital, care centre etc. There are 5-6 mandatory areas to be trained in. The students must sign a training contract with an employer in order to start on the training programme.

The theoretical training at the college takes the form of ordinary classroom teaching, project work or individual presentations of case studies with emphasis on dialogue. At the end of the training programme, the students work independently in groups and are introduced to work as team leaders. They receive tools to pedagogical consideration.

The social and health care assistants' programme further contains practical training in two hospital settings; the somatic and psychiatric settings. The last practical training period takes place in a nursing home or in home care.

Practical example

Dementia is presented in the second theoretical period at the college immediately prior to a psychiatric placement. The students receive four hours of classroom teaching in the subject matter. A group of 3-5 students will then work for one week on a comprehensive case study covering all the mandatory areas. The study will be presented in oral to the fellow students, who will follow-up on the work done. The teacher makes the final evaluation.

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