Links and Resources

Organizations, Ethics, Standards

To become a registered Social Worker

• BC College of Social Workers
• Alberta College of Social Workers
• Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers

To promote and advance the causes and functions of social workers

• BC Association of Social Workers
• Canadian Association of Social Workers

The Accreditation Body for Schools of Social Work

• Canadian Association for Social Work Education

Ethics

• Code of Ethics/Standards of Practice from BC College of Social Workers
• New 2024 CASW Code of Ethics

British Columbia Laws

To order copies of the laws below, please visit Crown Publications. You can view the unofficial version on the Queen's Printer site

• Social Worker Act
• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy

Truth and Reconciliation

• Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
• Canadian Association for Social Work Educators Statement of Complicity and a Commitment to Change