C-26, r. 281.2 - Regulation respecting certain professional activities that may be engaged in by persons other than social workers

Updated to 1 October 2024

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chapter C-26, r. 281.2

Regulation respecting certain professional activities that may be engaged in by persons other than social workers

Professional Code

(chapter C-26, s. 94, par. h).

1. Among the professional activities that may be engaged in by social workers, the activities required for the completion of a program of studies in social work may be engaged in by a student registered in a program, on the condition that the student is supervised and that

(1)  the program of studies in which the student is registered leads to a diploma giving access to the social worker’s permit issued by the Ordre professionnel des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec;

(2)  the program of studies in which the student is registered leads to a diploma in social work issued by a Canadian university situated outside Québec; or

(3)  the program of studies in which the student is registered leads to a diploma in social work issued by an educational institution situated outside Canada that has entered into an agreement on the terms and conditions of admission of a foreign student with an educational institution that has a program leading to a diploma giving access to the social worker’s permit issued by the Order.

O.C. 1028-2012, s. 1; O.C. 488-2014, s. 2.

2. A person who must complete a training period or training for the purposes of the recognition of an equivalence in accordance with the Règlement sur les normes d’équivalence pour la délivrance d’un permis de travailleur social de l’Ordre professionnel des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec (chapter C-26, r. 293) may, among the professional activities that may be engaged in by social workers, engage in the activities required for the completion of the training period or training that would enable the person to be granted an equivalence, on the condition that the person is supervised.

O.C. 1028-2012, s. 2; O.C. 488-2014, s. 3.

2.1. When acting outside a program of studies, a training period or training, a person referred to in sections 1 and 2 who has the necessary knowledge and skills may, in connection with an employment, engage in the professional activities that social workers may engage in, provided that the person is supervised. That person must also be registered in the register kept by the Order for that purpose.

O.C. 488-2014, s. 4.

3. The supervisor referred to in sections 1, 2 and 2.1 must meet the following conditions:

(1)  be a member of the Order and hold the social worker’s permit;

(2)  not have been the subject of any penalty imposed by the disciplinary council of the Order or by the Professions Tribunal; and

(3)  not have been the subject of a decision by the board of directors of the Order imposing a refresher training period or course, a restriction or suspension of the right to engage in professional activities or the striking off the roll of the Order, in the 5 years preceding the date on which the training supervisor must act as a supervisor.

O.C. 1028-2012, s. 3; O.C. 488-2014, s. 5.

4. On request, the educational institution referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of section 1 sends to the Order the contact information of the supervisor and the student supervised by the supervisor and the terms and conditions of supervision that apply to the supervisor.

On request, the supervisor referred to in sections 2 and 2.1 sends to the Order the contact information of the person supervised by the supervisor and the terms and conditions of supervision that apply to the supervisor.

O.C. 1028-2012, s. 4; O.C. 488-2014, s. 6.

4.1. The persons referred to in sections 1, 2 and 2.1 must engage in the activities referred to in those sections in compliance with the rules applicable to social workers, including those relating to ethics as well as the keeping of records and consulting rooms.

O.C. 488-2014, s. 7.

5. (Omitted).

O.C. 1028-2012, s. 5.

REFERENCES

O.C. 1028-2012, 2012 G.O. 2, 3187

O.C. 488-2014, 2014 G.O. 2, 1181