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The Organization

The Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW) serves as the regulatory college for the social work profession in Alberta. ACSW’s mandate as legislated by the Health Professions Act (HPA), is to serve and protect the public interest by working to ensure that social workers provide safe, ethical, and competent services to Albertans.  Through governance of the profession, comprised of over 9, 300 registrants, ACSW regulates the practice of social work by setting and maintaining standards for education, mandatory registration, continuing competence, the practice of restricted activities, the clinical practice specialization and professional conduct.  The HPA provides for protection of title and a broadly defined scope of practice.  ACSW has established and enforces Standards of Practice and a Code of Ethics to govern the practice of social work in Alberta.