Find-a-Social Worker Legend

Member Type

General Registry – Registered social workers (RSW) with no outstanding registration requirements

Provisional Registry – Registered social workers who are completing registration requirements including, supervised practice hours per legislation or other requirements

Courtesy Registry – Registered social workers (RSW) from another jurisdiction who are temporarily or remotely practicing social work in Alberta

Member – A retired registered social workers who does not have an ACSW practice permit but maintains their ACSW membership

Non-member – A previously registered social workers who does not maintain their practice permit or ACSW membership

Status

Active Practice Permit – A registered social worker with an active ACSW practice permit to practice social work

Active Practice Permit - Volunteer – A registered social worker with an active ACSW practice permit to practice social work in an unpaid volunteer capacity

Inactive – An ACSW member not actively engaged in social work practice and does not have a practice permit (e.g. parental leave)

Retired – An ACSW member who has retired from practice and no longer holds a practice permit

Suspended – Practice permit has been suspended by ACSW

Cancelled – Registration and membership is cancelled

Status - Reason

Discipline Action – Registered social worker who is subject to disciplinary finding

Outstanding Disciplinary Sanctions – Registered social worker who has outstanding disciplinary sanctions

Discipline Sexual Misconduct – Registered social worker who has mandatory sanction(s) as a result of sexual misconduct finding

Discipline Sexual Abuse – Registered social worker who has mandatory sanctions as a result of a sexual abuse finding

Pending Disciplinary Outcome – Registered social worker who has a suspended practice permit pending the outcome of the disciplinary process

Practice Limitation – Registered social worker who has a temporary or permanent practice limitation on the ACSW practice permit

Practice Enhancements

Recognition of additional skills, authorizations and/or use of titles such as Registered Clinical Social Worker, Approved Clinical Supervisor, and authorization for the Restricted Activities of psychosocial intervention

Authorization to perform restricted psychosocial intervention – Authorization to perform restricted psychosocial interventions in the treatment of grossly impairing substantial mental illness

Clinical Registry – Registered social worker on the voluntary Clinical Registry with advanced education and training in the area of clinical social work practice. Allows for use of titles, Registered Clinical Social Worker (RCSW).

Approved Clinical Supervisor – Registered Clinical Social Worker (RCSW) with advanced training and practice in the area of clinical supervision