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Who are Social Service Practitioners?
Social Service Practitioners are social service providers who perform social service
functions such as intake, assessment, information and referral, outreach, home visits
and financial assessment for the major part of their work but are without social work
qualifications. Examples of Social Service Practitioners are counsellors, programme executes,
and youth and community workers
Who are accredited?
To find out if your social service practitioner is accredited, click here.
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Who are social workers?
Social Workers are social service providers with recognised social work qualifications.
Who are accredited?
To find out if your social worker is accredited, click here.
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The Accreditation System for Social Workers and Social Service Practitioners was
launched on 1 April 2009 by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports,
National Council of Social Service and Singapore Association of Social Workers.
The Accreditation System is overseen by the Social Work Accreditation Board and
administered by the Accreditation Secretariat of the Singapore Association of Social
Workers.
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Welcome to the on-line Accreditation System for Social Workers and Social Service Practitioners
With effect from 1 April 2011, applications for accreditation, submission of CPE credits, renewals and conversions will have to be performed online. With this change, hard copies will not be accepted. Number of Accredited Professionals
More than 1,400 social workers and social service practitioners have applied for accreditation. As at 25 April 2012, there were 157 Registered Social Workers-Provisional (RSW-P), 748 Registered Social Workers (RSW), and 301 Registered Social Service Practitioners (RSSP). Window Period for Accreditation of Social Service Practitioners
Good news! The 3-year window period for accreditation of social service practitioners as Registered Social Service Practitioners (RSSPs) which is due to expire on 31 March 2012 has now been extended by 3 months to 30 June 2012. This is to enable SSPs who meet the accreditation criteria but have yet to apply for accreditation to do so as soon as possible. Please click on the Quick Link on "Application for Accreditation" to apply now.
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