Social Work Supervision (Provisional Registration)
After applying to the Alberta College of Social Workers to become a Registered Social Worker, social workers are considered “provisionally registered” until completing 1500 hours of supervised practice.
Your practicum hours can be credited toward the 1500-hour total if:
your practicum was supervised by a Registered Social Worker with the Alberta College of Social Workers, and;
the practicum was completed within five years of your application to become a Registered Social Worker.
For any outstanding supervision hours, a Provisionally Registered Social Worker must be supervised by a Registered Social Worker.
At Boreal Therapy Collective, we have two Registered Clinical Social Work Supervisors who can provide this form of supervision:
Amy Parsons
Dayirai Kapfunde
Social Work Supervision (Psychosocial Intervention Authorization)
Per the Government Organization Act (RSA 2000) Schedule 7.1, psychosocial intervention is defined as the practice of “treating a substantial disorder of thought, mood, perception, orientation, or memory that grossly impairs judgment, behaviour, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to meet the ordinary demands of life.”
Social workers require psychosocial intervention authorization when they are:
treating substantial mental health disorders that grossly impair without appropriate supervision and collaboration, or;
training or supervising others in the practice of restricted psychosocial interventions.
If you are seeking psychosocial intervention authorization, any regulated health professional who is (a) authorized to perform and supervise restricted psychosocial interventions and (b) competent to do so may supervise you.
At Boreal Therapy Collective, we have two Registered Clinical Social Work Supervisors who can provide this form of supervision:
Amy Parsons
Dayirai Kapfunde
Social Work Supervision (Registered Clinical Social Worker Designation)
Registered Social Workers seeking to become Registered Clinical Social Workers (RCSWs) require substantial clinical supervision.
RCSW applicants who have completed their Master of Social Work (Stream A) require 1600 hours of direct clinical practice and 100 hours of supervision from an RCSW or RCSW-S.
RCSW applicants who have held a Master of Social Work for over five years (Stream B) require 3000 hours of direct clinical practice and 100 hours of supervision from an Advanced Clinical Practitioner. For those completing Stream B, the Advanced Clinical Practitioner does not need to be an RCSW or RCSW-S.
Regardless, all applicants from both Stream A and Stream B need a reference letter from an RCSW or RCSW-S to fulfill the requirements of their RCSW application.
At Boreal Therapy Collective, we have two Registered Clinical Social Work Supervisors who can provide this form of supervision:
Amy Parsons
Dayirai Kapfunde
