Supervision and Accountability Course Online: 3 Social Work CPD Hours
Supervision and Professional Accountability is a practical, self-paced CPD course for social workers and social service workers across Canada. Supervision models, using supervision well, accountability in practice, complaints, regulators, reporting colleagues and leadership. 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.
Supervision and Professional Accountability at a glance
| Detail | Summary |
|---|---|
| Credit | 3 instructional hours. Not accredited or approved by any regulator. |
| Format | Online, self-paced: nine narrated lessons (about 187 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 | Supervision; Accountability; Professional Practice |
| 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 in this supervision and accountability course
- Explain why social work is regulated and how it is organized in Canada.
- Identify competing duties in a practice situation.
- Describe the functions and models of supervision.
- Describe the competencies and duties of a supervisor.
- Distinguish boundary crossings from violations.
- Describe competence, scope and the duty to practise within them.
- Describe how regulatory complaints are received, investigated and decided.
- Identify regulatory requirements for private practice.
- Apply accountability principles to mixed cases.
Supervision and Accountability 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: Who regulates, what it protects, and what it asks of you
Lesson 2: Clients, employers, colleagues and the public
Lesson 3: Functions, models, agreements and preparation
Lesson 4: Leading with skill, fairness and care
Lesson 5: Keeping the relationship safe, professional and focused on the client
Lesson 6: Staying safe to practise, and handling errors with honesty
Lesson 7: What happens when your practice is questioned
Lesson 8: Running an ethical practice
Lesson 9: Making it real
Supervision and Accountability 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.
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.
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.
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Supervision and Accountability course: common questions
Curriculum
- 10 Sections
- 9 Lessons
- Lifetime
- Lesson 1: Who regulates, what it protects, and what it asks of you2 Items
- Lesson 2: Clients, employers, colleagues and the public2 Items
- Lesson 3: Functions, models, agreements and preparation2 Items
- Lesson 4: Leading with skill, fairness and care2 Items
- Lesson 5: Keeping the relationship safe, professional and focused on the client2 Items
- Lesson 6: Staying safe to practise, and handling errors with honesty2 Items
- Lesson 7: What happens when your practice is questioned2 Items
- Lesson 8: Running an ethical practice2 Items
- Lesson 9: Making it real2 Items
- Final Exam and Certificate1 Item