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Ethics, the Code of Ethics and Professional Boundaries

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SOCIAL WORK CPD · ONLINE · SELF-PACED

Social Work Ethics Course Online: 3 Social Work CPD Hours

Ethics, the Code of Ethics and Professional Boundaries is a practical, self-paced CPD course for social workers and social service workers across Canada. Required-topic course: the CASW Code of Ethics, decision-making, confidentiality limits, boundaries, conflicts of interest, consent and speaking up. It has nine narrated lessons and a 36-question final exam. Built to align with Canadian social work regulators’ CPD requirements for self-directed learning. Every course gives you what you submit for your CPD record: a certificate with your name, the provider, course title, completion date and CPD hours, plus the course outline, learning outcomes and your exam result.

✓3 CPD hours, with a certificate for your CPD record

✓Nine narrated video lessons (about 189 minutes) with slides, transcripts and a participant workbook

✓Knowledge checks with instant feedback, unlimited retakes, then a final exam

✓Access never expires

Need more than one topic? Get all 18 courses for $299 CAD: 54 CPD hours and a certificate for each. Save $403 compared with buying courses separately.

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At a glance

Ethics, the Code of Ethics and Professional Boundaries at a glance

Detail	Summary
Credit	3 instructional hours. Not accredited or approved by any regulator.
Format	Online, self-paced: nine narrated lessons (about 189 minutes), exercises, workbook
Completion	Pass the 36-question final exam at 80 percent
Documentation	Certificate with course title, completion date and 3 hours
Focus areas	Ethics and Professional Practice; Boundaries; Decision Making
Level	Professional: registered social workers, social service workers, students and new graduates
Price	$39 CAD, or the complete pack of 18 courses for $299

What you will learn

What you will learn in this social work ethics course

Explain why ethics is central to social work practice.
Explain the difference between an association and a regulator.
Tell an ethical dilemma from an ordinary difficult decision.
Explain what confidentiality protects and why.
Explain why boundaries matter in a relationship with a power gap.
Identify real, potential and apparent conflicts of interest.
Describe the elements of informed consent.
Describe your duties to colleagues, employers and the profession.
Apply a decision model to mixed cases.

What is inside

Social Work Ethics course curriculum: nine lessons built around real situations

Short narrated lessons with worked examples and practice pauses, each closing with a knowledge check. Slides and a transcript are included for every lesson.

Lesson 1: Trust is the work

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 2: Know the standard you are held to

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 3: From gut reaction to reasoned judgment

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 4: Protect privacy, and know when you must act

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 5: Closeness without confusion

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 6: Keep the client's interest first

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 7: Choice needs understanding

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 8: Practise well, and speak up

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 9: Applying judgment to realistic cases

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

CPD hours

Social Work Ethics course: 3 online CPD hours for Canadian social workers

The course counts as 3 instructional hours. Complete every lesson, pass the final exam, download your certificate, and enter the activity in your regulator’s CPD record yourself. Keep the certificate and your notes as evidence. This is a required-topic course: several regulators ask for ethics, Indigenous learning, cultural safety or equity, diversity and inclusion hours. See the requirements by province page to check where it fits.

Built to align with Canadian social work regulators’ CPD requirements for self-directed learning. Every course gives you what you submit for your CPD record: a certificate with your name, the provider, course title, completion date and CPD hours, plus the course outline, learning outcomes and your exam result.

Taking more than one course? Get all 18 for $299

The complete pack gives you all 18 courses and 54 CPD hours with a certificate for each, for $299 CAD. Bought one at a time they would cost $702.

See the complete social work CPD pack

More courses

More social work CPD courses

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FAQ

Social Work Ethics course: common questions

What is the Ethics, the Code of Ethics and Professional Boundaries course?

A self-paced online CPD course for social workers and social service workers in Canada. Nine narrated video lessons (about 189 minutes), a three-question knowledge check after each lesson, a participant workbook and a 36-question final exam. Passing the final exam at 80 percent completes the course and gives you your certificate.

How many CPD hours is it worth?

It counts as 3 instructional hours, based on the measured video time rounded down to the nearest half hour. The exercises, workbook and final exam add study time that is not counted.

Is this course accredited by my regulator?

Built to align with Canadian social work regulators’ CPD requirements for self-directed learning. Every course gives you what you submit for your CPD record: a certificate with your name, the provider, course title, completion date and CPD hours, plus the course outline, learning outcomes and your exam result.

Which provinces is it for?

Every province and territory outside Quebec. Hour totals and required topics differ by province, so see the requirements by province page.

How much does it cost?

The course is $39 CAD. The complete pack of all 18 courses (54 hours) is $299 CAD.

What do I need to pass?

Pass the 36-question final exam at 80 percent. Knowledge checks and quizzes give feedback with an explanation for every answer, and you can retake any quiz as many times as you need.

What evidence will I have for my CPD record?

A certificate showing the course title, completion date and 3 hours, the course outline and learning outcomes, and a participant workbook. Ontario registrants can complete the learning log template included with the pack.

Is this clinical or legal advice?

No. It is professional education. Law and practice rules differ by province and territory and change over time, so check current rules and consult your supervisor or counsel for specific situations.

Curriculum

10 Sections
9 Lessons
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Lesson 1: Trust is the work
2 Items
- 1.1
  Lesson 1: Trust is the work
- 1.2
  Knowledge Check 1: Trust is the work
  3 Questions
Lesson 2: Know the standard you are held to
2 Items
- 2.1
  Lesson 2: Know the standard you are held to
- 2.2
  Knowledge Check 2: Know the standard you are held to
  3 Questions
Lesson 3: From gut reaction to reasoned judgment
2 Items
- 3.1
  Lesson 3: From gut reaction to reasoned judgment
- 3.2
  Knowledge Check 3: From gut reaction to reasoned judgment
  3 Questions
Lesson 4: Protect privacy, and know when you must act
2 Items
- 4.1
  Lesson 4: Protect privacy, and know when you must act
- 4.2
  Knowledge Check 4: Protect privacy, and know when you must act
  3 Questions
Lesson 5: Closeness without confusion
2 Items
- 5.1
  Lesson 5: Closeness without confusion
- 5.2
  Knowledge Check 5: Closeness without confusion
  3 Questions
Lesson 6: Keep the client's interest first
2 Items
- 6.1
  Lesson 6: Keep the client’s interest first
- 6.2
  Knowledge Check 6: Keep the client’s interest first
  3 Questions
Lesson 7: Choice needs understanding
2 Items
- 7.1
  Lesson 7: Choice needs understanding
- 7.2
  Knowledge Check 7: Choice needs understanding
  3 Questions
Lesson 8: Practise well, and speak up
2 Items
- 8.1
  Lesson 8: Practise well, and speak up
- 8.2
  Knowledge Check 8: Practise well, and speak up
  3 Questions
Lesson 9: Applying judgment to realistic cases
2 Items
- 9.1
  Lesson 9: Applying judgment to realistic cases
- 9.2
  Knowledge Check 9: Applying judgment to realistic cases
  3 Questions
Final Exam and Certificate
1 Item
- 10.1
  Final Exam: Ethics, the Code of Ethics and Professional Boundaries
  36 Questions

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