Social Workers Build Hope and Promote Positive Change

In individuals, families and communities

Social Workers
Help People
Get Back on Track

They help people reduce stress
and find better ways of coping

Social Workers Guide People Through Life’s Unpredictable Journey

They offer hope, grounded in practical problem-solving expertise

Social Workers: Experienced,
Educated, Ethical

Few professions match social work
for its wide variety of work settings
and range of services

Social Workers Bridge the Gap Between Problems and Solutions

They help people connect the dots

A Regulated Profession


The Social Work and Social Service Work Act, 1998, was fully proclaimed into law on August 15, 2000. As a result of this legislation, anyone wishing to call themselves or hold themselves out to be a "social worker" or "social service worker" must belong to the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.

For more information on the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, telephone: 1-877-828-9380, website: www.ocswssw.org.

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If you need help:

Click on www.FindASocialWorker.ca to find a social worker in private practice.

To access a list of community information and referral services across Ontario, visit www.211ontario.ca.

In the Toronto area, dial "211" or visit www.211toronto.ca.