How to Find a Social Worker

 

From the search page, you can select from a variety of options to find your social worker:

 

Dropdown Menus

 

Region: social workers across Ontario can be located by the postal code for their region, using the dropdown menu.

 

Eastern Ontario (K postal code)

 

Northern Ontario (P postal code)

 

Southwestern Ontario (N postal code)

 

Central Ontario/GTA (L postal code)

 

City of Toronto (M postal code)

 

Expertise: social workers can be selected according to their specific expertise in a number of areas, using the dropdown menu. If the specialty you seek is not contained in this list, try typing it into the keyword search at the top of the page.

 

Language: social workers can be selected according to the languages in which they offer services, using the dropdown menu. If the language you seek is not contained in this list, try typing it into the keyword search at the top of the page.

 

Gender: social workers can be selected according to gender, if you have a preference.

 

 

Keyword Search

 

If you do not find what you are looking for using the dropdown menus, or you wish to narrow your search, you can use the keyword search function at the top of each page of the findasocialworker.ca website. You can enter any word(s) which might appear in a profile. For instance, you can enter the name of a city or town, a specialty (i.e. eating disorders, disabilities, adoption planning, etc.), a language in which you require service, a university degree, etc. You can also enter the name of a social worker, if you are trying to locate a specific person.

 

How to List Yourself

 

Criteria for Inclusion

 

In order to appear on findasocialworker.ca, social workers must meet the following criteria:

 

 

Information about the Ontario Association of Social Workers, including membership criteria and application forms, can be found at www.oasw.org . If you require further assistance, you may contact the Membership Department directly at membership@oasw.org.

 

Information about the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers can be found at www.ocswssw.org.

 

Excellent group liability insurance rates are available with your OASW membership.

 

Creating Your Listing

 

Creating your listing on findasocialworker.ca is an easy 3-step process:

 

 

You will need to provide the following in order to complete the listing application:

 

 

You will also need to provide your credit card information in order to submit payment of the annual listing fee.

 

List Yourself.