Register Ontario CAS Front Line Workers with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers

Front Line"Social Workers" in the Province of Ontario presently have no registration requirements. Anyone who holds a degree in Social Work may be employed as a social worker, without a license.

If the Ontarion College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers were to have Mandatory Registration of front line" social workers", it would hold "social workers" accountable for their actions in the scope of their employment as a social worker.

By registering "social workers", members of the public would not only be able to hold social workers accountable for their actions, but there would be remedies available to the public when a social worker acts unethically.

By registering "social workers" in the Province it will ensure that Social Workers, follow the Social Work code of ethics, and will eliminate social workers whom do not conduct their work in an ethical manner.

Section 46.(2) of the Social Work and Social Service Work Act, 199 S.O. 1998, CHAPTER 31(referred to as the Act) which states:
46.(2) No person except a registered social worker shall represent or hold out expressly or by implication that he or she is a social worker or a registered social worker. 1998, c. 31, s. 46 (2).

If it does not say RSW on the their card.... they are not registered with Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. "Family Service Workers/Child Protect Workers" are engaging themselves in the practice of social work contrary to the intent of Provincial legislation which was to regulate the practice of social work and to protect the public from unqualified and unregulated persons from engaging in the practice of social work.