LeighAnne Rauhala, Senior Lecturer, Staff

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Updated 07.01.2025

Staff

LeighAnne Rauhala

Senior Lecturer

1996–1998

University of Central Florida Orlando, FL Master of Social Work. (Recognized by Opetushallitus 12.07)

1994-1996

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Bachelor of Arts, Psychology

2009- 2010

Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences Vocational Teacher Education (60 ECTS), Helsinki, Finland

Social Services Team

Senior Lecturer, Researcher/Project Manager: Urban Social Work, Empowerment, Empathy and Sustainability

Contact us

Phone:

+358 40 641 8195

Email:

LeighAnne.Rauhala@metropolia.fi

Postal address:

PL 4000, 00079 Metropolia

Campus:

Myllypurontie 1, 00920 Helsinki

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Competences

Responsibilities and tasks

Senior Lecturer (development and implementation of courses in first and second year within the Degree Programme - English track).

Int'l Mobility Contact for Social Services (coordination of curriculum specific aspects for incoming and outgoing students),

Projects

Continuing research and publications on 'Qualified Empathy' development in students. (Nordplus 2017-2019)

Coordinating teacher in the development and implementation of Social Work in Urban Areas - International Joint Semester Programme.

Project worker and substance expert in the Urban SOS Erasmus+ Project (2019-2022)

Degrees, certifications and courses

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, SW6198

Language skills

Publications

Attracting the next generation: gamification in education (2021). Hiiltä ja Timanttia. Mäki-Reinikka E. & Rauhala L.A.

Qualified Empathy: “from understanding to action” (2021). Uudistuva sosiaalialan osaaminen: sosiaalialan opiskelijoiden ja opettajien yhteisblogi. Raatikainen, E., Rauhala L.A., & Mäenpää, S.

An educational intervention focused on teaching Qualified Empathy to social work students in Finland (2021). Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education. …

Networks

Qualified Empathy Nordplus
Social Work in Urban Areas Collaboration
Urban SOS Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership

Association

Talentia
OAJ
American Women's Club

Interests

I am interested in the the intersections between Empathy, Sense of Place and Identity affecting choices for sustainability. I have focused on International collaborations and Urban Soicial Work.

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