Members Practice Guidance

Consultations

MCSW offers ethical/practice consultations as a member benefit. To request a consult, please complete and return the MCSW Ethical/Practice Consult Request Form.

Practice Notes

Practice Notes provide support and information for Manitoba social workers, employers, and members of the public regarding social work practice issues. These notes offer general guidance only and are not a substitution for legal advice. College members with specific inquiries are invited to consult the College.

Is My RSW Number Transferrable for Billing PurposesDownload
Use of the Title “Clinical Social Worker”Download
Is Your Member Profile Up to DateDownload
Use of Title and Designation – “Social Worker,” “RSW”Download
Professional Declaration QuestionsDownload
Succession PlanningDownload
What is the Regulatory Role of MCSWDownload
Social Workers Role in the Administration of NaloxoneDownload
College, Union, Employer RolesDownload
Storage, Retention & Destruction of RecordsDownload

Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) Information for Social Workers

Federal legislation (Bill C-14) governing Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) came into effect in June 2016. The Manitoba College of Social Workers has developed a reference document for Social Workers related to MAID in response to this legislative change.

MCSW MAID Information SummaryDownload

Private Practice Requirements

The Manitoba College of Social Workers Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice outline specific requirements for Social Workers in private practice. This includes an obligation for private practitioners to maintain regular supervision. Grandparented RSWs must ensure their practice limitation(s) permit them to enter into private practice. For more information about standards and guidelines for Social Workers in private practice, review Standards 2.1 and 7 of the MCSW Standards of Practice and Guideline 5 in the MCSW Code of Ethics. Members are encouraged to consult the Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) Member’s Portal, Private Practice Portal, available via the “Members” tab.

Adoption Home Studies – Important Information for Private Practitioners

At the request of the Manitoba Central Adoption Registrar, please be advised that Manitoba adoption legislation includes specific restrictions regarding the completion of adoption homestudies by private practitioners. Legislation requires that adoption services shall only be provided by a Child and Family Services agency or by a private licensed adoption agency and a homestudy shall be prepared by a social worker on behalf of an agency. To learn more, please review the Adoption Regulation with particular attention to sections 2, 3 and 17.