Accredited Clinical Social Worker
  • Type Certification
  • Level Advanced
  • Time Years
  • Cost Paid
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Accredited Clinical Social Worker

Issued by Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

Australian Association of Social Workers is the professional representative body of social workers in Australia, supporting and empowering the profession to make a positive difference. The AASW Clinical Social Worker credential is a recognition for clinical social workers as having an advanced level of experience and skills.

  • Type Certification
  • Level Advanced
  • Time Years
  • Cost Paid
Additional Details

Skills

  • Advocacy
  • Assessment
  • Clinical Social Work
  • Collaboration
  • Connection
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Diversity And Inclusion
  • Engagement
  • Ethical Standards And Conduct
  • Evaluation
  • Implementation
  • Personal Development
  • Research
  • Social Justice
  • Social Work
  • Systems Thinking
  • Workload Management

Earning Criteria

  • Criteria/components to the accreditation process. An applicant must:
  • - Hold current membership of the AASW
  • - Have at least 5 years full-time equivalent (post-qualifying) social work practice including a minimum of 2 years full-time equivalent social work practice experience in clinical social work practice in the last 5 years and an applicant must be able to articulate how their experience meets the AASW Clinical Capability Statement
  • - Have received at least 2 years’ full-time equivalent (FTE) post-qualifying supervision in clinical social work practice within the last 5 years
  • - Have met the Continuing Professional Development requirements
  • - Demonstrate ability and knowledge of Clinical Social Work practice
  • - Verification of applicant’s skills and competencies in practice – Referee statement and position description; arrange an employer or supervisor to provide a referee statement related to each post qualifying nominated clinical social work position

Standards

AASW Practice Standards
AASW Practice Standards outline the practice expectations of all social workers. They are designed to guide social workers to ensure they fulfil their professional practice responsibilities.
AASW Code of Ethics
The Code of Ethics of the AASW, expresses the values and responsibilities that are integral to and characterise the social work profession. It is intended to assist all social workers, collectively and individually, to act in ethically accountable ways, in the pursuit of the profession’s aims.
AASW Clinical Capability Statement
1. Consistently demonstrates advanced effective engagement skills with those accessing services 2. Assessment and analysis of need and concerns 3. Risk 4. Provides effective services 5. Advocates for legislative, policy and practice reform within the context of their role and clinical area