LEGAL BASES OF SOCIAL WORK IN THE PHILIPPINES.pptx

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SECTION 1. Short Title.—This Act shall be known as the Social Welfare
Act of 1968.
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy.—It is hereby declared that it is the
responsibility of the Government to provide a comprehensive program of social
welfare services designed to ameliorate the living conditions of distressed
Filipinos particularly those who are handicapped by reason of poverty, youth,
physical and mental disability, illness and old age or who are victims of natural
calamities including assistance to members of the cultural minorities to facilitate
their integration into the body politic.
Legal Bases of Social Work

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SEC. 3. The Department of Social Welfare; its powers and duties.—
There is hereby created a Department of Social Welfare, hereafter
referred to as the Department, which shall develop and implement a
comprehensive social welfare program consisting of
(1) preventive and remedial programs and services for individuals,
families and communities;
(2) protective, remedial and developmental welfare services for children
and youth;
(3) (3)vocational rehabilitation and related services for the physically
handicapped, ex-convict and individuals with special needs; and
(4) training and research and special projects.

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SEC. 3. The Department of Social Welfare; xxx The Department shall have the following powers and
duties, among others:
1.To develop, administer and implement such service programs as may
be needed to accomplish the objectives of this Act;
2.To set standards and policies to insure effective implementation of public and private social welfare
programs;
3.To undertake research programs and studies on matters pertaining to family life, the welfare needs of
children and youth, the aged, the disabled and other individuals, or groups with special needs;
4.To initiate and administer pilot social welfare projects designed to suit local settings, problems and
situations for possible implementation on a nationwide basis;

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SEC. 3. The Department of Social Welfare; xxx The Department shall have the following
powers and duties, among others:
5.To accredit institutions and organizations, public and private, engaged in social welfare activity
including the licensing of child caring and child placement institutions and provide consultative services
thereto;
6.To license and regulate public solicitations and fund drives for charitable or civic purposes;
7.To provide consultative services and develop training programs for personnel, students and third
country participation;
8.To insure proper dissemination of information relative to social welfare programs and activities; to
publish and issue technical bulletins on social welfare program.

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SEC. 3. The Department of Social Welfare; xxx The Department shall have the following powers and
duties, among others:
9.To establish such regional, provincial, city and municipal branches and field offices of the Department
whenever and wherever it may be expedient or necessary, and to supervise such branches.
10.To coordinate government and voluntary efforts in social welfare work to avoid duplication, friction
and overlapping of responsibility in social services;
11.To establish, administer and maintain such facilities as child caring institutions and
others, wherever and whenever it may be deemed necessary to carry out the objectives of this Act; and
12. To establish such rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of
this Act.

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SEC. 4. The Secretary and the Undersecretaries; their qualifications and compensation.—The
Department shall under the executive authority of a Secretary who shall be assisted by an
Undersecretary for Program and under secretary for Operation and Administration.
The Secretary and the two undersecretaries shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines with
the consent of the Commission on Appointments.
The Secretary must have shown demonstrated interest in social welfare and possess a working
knowledge of public administration.

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SEC. 4. The Secretary and the Undersecretaries; their qualifications and compensation.—The
Department shall under the executive authority of a Secretary who shall be assisted by an
Undersecretary for Program and under secretary for Operation and Administration.
The two undersecretaries shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines with the consent of
the Commission on Appointments.
No person shall be appointed Undersecretary for Program unless he is a holder of a master's degree
in social work, is duly registered to practice social work, and has at least seven years experience in
the administration of social service programs, preferably in a public agency. No person shall be
appointed Undersecretary for Operation and Administration unless he possesses a working knowledge
of public administration or social work and has at least seven years experience in administration of
social welfare programs: Provided, That these requirements shall not be applicable to persons holding
the position detailed to discharge the duties of Deputy Administrator at the time of the enactment of this
Act.

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SEC. 5. Functions of the Undersecretaries.
The Undersecretary for Program shall have the following functions, among others:
(a) To formulate the program of services of the department on the basis
of priority of needs and the availability of resources to service these needs;
(b) To recommend to the Secretary such measures relating to social welfare programs as may be
necessary to carry out the policy declared in Section two hereof;
(c)To draw up program standards and procedures;
(d)To direct and supervise technical operations of the different bureaus of the department; and
(e)To perform such related duties as may be delegated by the Secretary.

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SEC. 5. Functions of the Undersecretaries xxx
The Undersecretary for Operation and Administration shall have the following
functions, among others:
(a)To recommend to the Secretary matters relating to operations and administration;
(b)To formulate administrative standards and procedures in implementing programs;
(c)To provide consultative and technical services in administrative and legal matters;
(d)To implement programs, special projects services in the field, staff development and training
programs, conduct research, undertake the publication of researches, interpretative and teaching
materials and other social work literature and provide public information regarding activ¬ities of the
Department; and
(e)To perform such related duties as may be delegated by the Secretary.

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SEC. 6. Bureaus under the Department.—The Department shall have executive control
and administrative supervision over the Bureau of Family Welfare, Bureau Child and Youth
Welfare, Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, Bureau of Field Services and Bureau of
Training Research and Special Projects.

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Sec. 7. Functions of the different bureaus.
(a) The Bureau of Family Welfare shall have, among others, the following
functions:
1. To formulate, administer, develop and implement social welfare services which will promote the social
adjustment of families, prevent family disorganization, and social consciousness and civic responsibility.
Such services shall include among others family life education programs, establishment of family
welfare centers and extension youth centers of groups for self-help, group work and street-corner
gang work with out-of-school youth, pre vocational and work training, income-producing projects
and employment referral services for handicapped adults and youth, programs for pre-school
children of working mothers.
2. To formulate, administer, develop and implement family welfare programs to meet such
problems of individuals and families arising from the lack or loss of income or disturbances in family
relationship; and to perform such other functions as the Secretary may direct.

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(b) Bureau of Child and Youth Welfare.—shall have, among others, the following
functions:
To formulate, administer, develop and implement programs for the care, protection,
training and rehabilitation of children and youth such as the abused, abandoned,
neglected, handicapped and delinquent with emphasis on their preparation for
participation in economically productive activities, initiate demonstration and experimental
projects and administer them for the exploration of improved techniques of social work with
the young adapted to local problems, situations, and culture.

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(c) The Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation shall have, among others, the following functions:
1. To formulate, administer, develop and implement programs of vocational rehabilitation and
related services to disabled and physically handicapped persons and individuals with special
need, and services including among others social adjustment services, medical services, pre-
vocational assessment and guidance services;
2. Vocational training, selective placement and employment exchange services and sheltered
workshop operations with adequate revolving funds;
3. Administer national program of vocational rehabilitation centers and facilities to meet the
needs of disabled and physically handicapped persons and individual special needs including
negative Hansenites (leprosy), released prisoners, alcoholics and drug addicts;
4. Initiate and develop vocational rehabilitation programs in rehabilitation training centers.
Provided, That vocational rehabilitation sheltered workshop shall be established each congressional
district, the location of which shall be chosen by the Secretary of Social Welfare, upon commendation of
the Director of Vocational Rehabilitation.

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(d) Bureau of Field Services:— shall have, among others, the following functions:
1. To administer, operate, direct, supervise, and coordinate all welfare functions of the regional offices
subject to direct authority from the Undersecretary for Operation and Administration;
2. Execute and implement approved policies, regulations, and work plans and render administrative
decisions on these matters within limits of delegated authority; and
3. Maintain cooperative and harmonious relationship with other entities and agencies, public and
private; local, national or international, in the promotion of economic and social development and
welfare of the nation.
There shall be regional offices which shall carry out the functions thru the provincial, city and municipal
branch offices all to be located in the same provinces, cities or municipalities as presently fixed by law
for similar offices under the Social Welfare Administration.

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(e) Bureau of Training, Research and Special Projects.—shall have, among others, the following
functions:
1. To formulate, develop and implement programs of research, training and special projects; and to
perform other functions as the Secretary may direct. The special projects will include the Central
Institute for Training and Relocation of Urban Squatters (CITRUS) ;
2. Disaster and emergency relief services and such other new program which may be developed and
assigned to it by Congress.

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SEC. 8.Abolition of the Social Welfare Administration.—is hereby abolished, and the personnel,
records, documents, supplies, equipment, priorities and existing balance of appropriations thereof are
hereby transferred to the Department of Social Welfare:
Provided, That no official or employee, who has satisfactorily served the Administration shall suffer a
loss of employment or a reduction of salary or rank as consequence of the abolition: And provided,
finally, That nothing in this provision shall be construed in any way amend, repeal, alter, or modify the
provision of Republic Acts Numbered Forty-three hundred and seventy-three and Fifty-one hundred
seventy-five.

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An Act to Regulate the Practice of Social Work
and the Operation of Social Work Agencies in the Philippines
and for Other Purposes

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a. Social work is the profession which is primarily concerned with organized social service activity
aimed to facilitate and strengthen basic social relationships and the mutual adjustment between
individuals and their social environment for the good of the individual and of society by the use of social
work methods.

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b. A "social worker" as used in this Act is a practitioner who by accepted academic training and social
work professional experience possesses the skill to achieve the objectives as defined and set by the
social work profession, through the use of the basic methods and techniques of social work (case work,
group work, and community organization) which are designed to enable individuals, groups and
communities to meet their needs and to solve the problems of adjustment to a hanging pattern of
society and, through coordinated action, to improve economic and social conditions, and is connected
with an organized social work agency which is supported partially or wholly from government or
community solicited funds.

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c. A "social work agency" is a person, corporation or organization, private or governmental, that
engages mainly and generally, or represents itself to engage in social welfare work, whether case work,
group work, or community work, and obtains its finances, either totally or in part, from any agency or
instrumentality of the government and/or from the community by direct or indirect solicitations and/or
fund drives, and/or private endowment.

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Section 2. Name and Composition of the Board Within Sixty Days After the Approval of
This Act.— there shall be created a Board of Examiners for Social Workers hereinafter to
be referred to as the Board, composed of a Chairman and four members who shall be
appointed by the President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on
Appointments from among social workers of recognized standing in the Philippines, and
who, at the time of their appointment shall:

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Section 2. Name and Composition of the Board xxx and who, at the time of their
appointment shall:
a) Be a citizen and resident of the Philippines;
b) Be at least thirty years of age and of good moral character;
c) Possess a Master’s Degree in Social Work (M.S.S.W., M.S.S., M.A.S.W., or its equivalent)
conferred by a reputable school, college or university duly recognized by the government and also
by a duly accredited school, college or university abroad.
d) Have had at least five years of practice in a social work agency in the case of a holder of
Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or its equivalent, or at least two years of social work practice in
the case of a holder of a Master’s Degree in Social Work or its equivalent, after receiving the
respective degree.

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Section 2. Name and Composition of the Board xxx and who, at the time of their
appointment shall:
e) Be a registered social worker duly qualified to practice social work under this Act: Provided,
However, That this qualification shall not be required of the first appointees to the Board under this Act,
and;
f) Not be a member of the faculty of any school, college or university at the time of appointment;
nor during the year immediately preceding the appointment to be a member of the Board conferring the
Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in social work, or shall have any direct or indirect pecuniary interest
in such institution.

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Section 3. Function and Duties of the Board.— The Board shall have the following function and
duties:
a. To administer the provisions of this Act;
b. To administer oaths in connection with the administration of this Act;
c. To prepare the official seal of the Board ;
d. To issue, suspend, and revoke certificates of registration for the practice of social work;
e. To look into the conditions affecting the practice of social work in the Philippines, and, whenever
necessary, adopt such measures as may be deemed proper for the maintenance of the good
standing and the ethics of the profession of social work; and
f. To investigate such violations of this Act or of the rules and regulations issued thereunder as may
come to the knowledge of the Board , and, for this purpose, to issue subpoena and subpoena
duces tecum (a writ ordering a person to attend a court and bring relevant documents) to secure the appearance of
witnesses and the production of documents in connection therewith.

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Section 4. Term of Office.— The members of the Board shall hold office for a term of three years or
until their successors shall have been appointed and duly qualified: Provided, That the members of the
first Board appointed under this Act shall hold office for the following terms: the Chairman for three
years, two members for two years, and two members for one year, which shall be specified in their
appointment.

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Section 5. Executive Officer and Secretary of the Board.— The Commissioner of Civil Service
shall be the Executive Officer of the Board and he shall conduct the examinations given by it according
to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board and approved by the President of the Philippines.
The members shall elect a Secretary among them, who shall take charge of the records. All the records
of the Board, including examination papers, minutes of deliberations, and records of administrative
proceedings and investigations shall be kept by the Civil Service Commission.

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Section 10. Practice of Social Work and Appointment as Social Workers.— Unless exempt from
registration, no person shall practice or offer to practice social work in the Philippines as defined in this
Act, or be appointed as a social worker or to any position calling for social worker in any social work
agency whether private or government without holding a valid certificate of registration as a social
worker issued by the Board of Examinees for Social Workers: Provided, That registration shall not be
required of recognized social workers or authorities on social work who are residents and/or citizens of
other countries called in for consultations in any agency working with the United Nations and/ or similar
international social agencies: xxx Provided, Furthermore, That those who at the time of the effectivity on
this Act, possess the qualifications enumerated in Section twelve and are actually engaged in the
practice of social work for a period of five years in a social work agency recognized by the Community
Chest, Council of Welfare Agencies, Philippine Youth Welfare Coordinating Council, or Social Welfare
Administration, shall be exempted from taking the examination as provided herein if they register as
social workers within a period of one year after the approval of this Act:

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Section 10. Practice of Social Work and Appointment as Social Workers.—xxx
Provided, Still Further, That those who before the effectivity of this Act are holding regular
appointment to social work positions in the government service on a provisional status for lack of the
educational qualifications required under this Act for the purpose of taking the Board examination and
have rendered five years or more of continuous and satisfactory service in social work shall, within a
period of ten years but not later than December thirty-first, nineteen hundred seventy-eight, be allowed
to retain their positions in order to qualify as registered social workers under the provisions hereof:
And Provided, finally, that any person who at the time of the effectivity of this amendatory Act
possesses the qualifications enumerated in Section twelve hereof except that which is specified in
subparagraph (d) of Section two hereof and who has been openly performing the functions of, or
practicing as, a social worker as defined in this Act for at least a total of ten years prior to the effectivity
of this amendatory Act, shall be allowed to continue performing such functions or such practice in
the same office or agency until he or she retires without the necessity of examination for
registration provided that an affidavit affirming the circumstances of such continuous practice or a
certification by the Civil Service to the same effect is filed with the Board.

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Section 11. Holding of Examinations.— Except as otherwise specifically allowed under the provisions
of this Act, all applicants for registration as social workers shall be required to undergo a written
examination which shall be given by the Board annually in Manila at such time and place as may be
fixed by it, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Civil Service and the President of the
Philippines. Written or printed notices of such examination shall be mailed to each candidate who has
filed his name and address with the Secretary of the Board at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of
the examination.

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Section 12. Qualification of Applicants.— In order to be admitted to take the social work examination,
an applicant must, at the time of filing his or her application therefore, establish to the satisfaction of the
Board that:
a. He or she is a citizen of the Philippines;
b. He or she is at least twenty-one years of age;
c. He or she in good health and is of good moral character;
d. He or she has received a diploma as a holder of a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree or its
equivalent in social work from an institution, college or university duly accredited and legally constituted:
Provided, That the provisions of Republic Act Numbered Twenty-two hundred and sixty insofar as
cultural minorities are concerned be applied; and
e. He or she has completed a minimum period of one thousand case hours of practical training in an
established social work agency under the direct supervision of a fully trained and qualified social worker.

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Section 13. Scope of Examination.— The examination for the practice of social work in the Philippines
shall consist of a written test, the scope of which shall be determined and prescribed by the Board,
taking into consideration the curriculum of all the social work courses offered in schools legally
constituted in the Philippines:

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Section 14. Ratings in the Examination.— In order to pass the examination, a candidate must obtain
a general rating of at least seventy percent in the written test, with no rating below fifty percent in any
subject.

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Section 15. Report of Results of Examination.— The Board of Examiners for Social Workers shall,
within one hundred twenty days after the examination, report the ratings obtained by each candidate to
the Commissioner of Civil Service who shall, with his recommendation, submit such ratings to the
President of the Philippines.

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Section 16. Oath of Social Workers.— All successful examinees shall be required to take a
professional oath before the Board or before any person authorized to administer oaths, prior to entering
upon the practice of social work in the Philippines.

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Section 17. Issuance of Certificates.— Certificates of registration as a social worker shall be issued to
all applicants who pass the examination, after approval of her or his ratings by the President of the
Philippines, and upon payment of the required fees. Every certificate of registration shall show the full
name of the registrant and serial number, and shall bear the signatures of the members of the Board,
attested to by the Secretary of the Board, and duly authenticated with the official seal of the Board of
Examiners for Social Workers. The issuance of a certificate of registration by the Board to the registrant
shall be evidence that the person named therein is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a registered
social worker until said certificate, for just cause, is revoked temporarily or canceled.

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Section 18. Registration by Reciprocity.— A certificate of registration may be issued without
examination to social workers registered under the laws of any foreign state or country: Provided,
That the requirements for the registration or licensing of social workers in said foreign state or country,
are substantially the same as those required and contemplated by this Act: And Provided, further, That
the laws of such state or country grant the same privileges to Filipino social workers on the same
basis as the subject or citizens of such foreign state or country.

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Section 20. Refusal to Issue Certificates in Certain Cases.— The Board of Examiners for Social
Workers shall refuse to issue a certificate of registration to any person convicted by a court of
competent jurisdiction of any criminal offense involving moral turpitude, and to any person guilty of
immoral or dishonorable conduct, or to one of unsound mind or suffering from an incurable or
infectious disease.

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Section 21. Revocation and Suspension of Certificates.— The Boards shall also have the power to
revoke or suspend the validity of a certificate of registration of a social worker for any of the causes
mentioned in the preceding section, or for unprofessional conduct, malpractice, incompetency, or
serious ignorance of or negligence in the practice of social work, or for making use of fraud, deceit or
falsity to obtain a certificate of registration. Certificates of registration shall be revoked only after due
notice and hearing.

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Section 22. Reissuance of Revoked and Replacement of Lost Certificates.— The Board may, for
reasons of equity and justice, and upon proper application and explanation therefore, issue another
copy of the certificate upon payment of ten pesos. A new certificate of registration to replace any
certificate lost, destroyed, or mutilated may be issued subject to the rules of the Board upon payment of
ten pesos (₱10.00).

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Section 23. Registration with the Social Welfare Administration.— No social work agency as
defined herein shall separate and be accredited as such unless it shall first have registered with the
Social Welfare Administration which shall then issue the corresponding registration certificate: Provided,
That existing social work agencies at the time of approval of this Act shall have a period of one year
within which to secure the corresponding certificate of registration. Before any social work agency shall
be duly registered, the following requirements must have been complied with to the satisfaction of the
Social Welfare Administrator:
1. That the applicant must be engaged mainly or generally in social work activity;
2. That the applicant has employed a sufficient number of duly qualified and registered social workers to
supervise and take charge of its social work function in accordance with accepted social work
standards;
3. That the applicant must show in a duly certified financial statement that at least sixty percent of its
funds are disbursed for direct social work services; and
4. That the applicant keeps a social work record of all cases and welfare activities handled by it.

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AN ACT LOWERING THE AGE REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICANTS TAKING THE BOARD
EXAMINATION FOR SOCIAL WORKERS, PROVIDING FOR CONTINUING SOCIAL WORK
EDUCATION, AND UPGRADING THE SUNDRY PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO THE PRACTICE OF
SOCIAL WORK

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SEC. 2. Name and Composition of the Board. – There shall be created a Professional Regulatory
Board for Social Workers, hereinafter referred to as the Board, under the administrative control and
supervision of the Professional Regulation Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission,
composed of a Chairperson and four (4) members who shall be appointed by the President of the
Philippines from a list of three (3) nominees for each position submitted by the accredited integrated
professional organization (AIPO) for social workers and ranked by the Commission, and who, at the
time of their appointment shall:
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SEC. 2. Section 12 of the same Act is hereby further amended:
“SEC. 12. Qualification of Applicants. – In order to be admitted to take the social work examination,
an applicant must, at the time of filing of application therefor:
(a) Be a citizen of the Philippines;
(b) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(c) Be in good health and of good moral character;
(d) Have a bachelor’s degree or masteral degree or its equivalent in social work from an institution,
college, or university duly accredited and legally constituted: Provided, That, the provisions of Republic
Act Numbered Twenty – Two Hundred and Sixty (R.A. No. 2260), otherwise known as the Civil Service
Act of 1959, as amended, insofar as cultural minorities are concerned, shall be applied; and
(e) Have completed a minimum period of one thousand (1,000) case hours of practical training in an
established social work agency under the direct supervision of a fully trained and qualified social worker:
Provided, That, in the institution, college, or university’s undergraduate program, the academic courses
preceded the required field practice of one thousand (1,000) case hours: Provided, further, That, the
required field practice complies with the social work curriculum approved by the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) and the Board.”

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SEC. 3. The same Act is hereby amended by inserting Sections 26, 27 and 28 on Continuing
Professional Development (CPD), Integration of the Social Work Profession and the Issuance of
Special Temporary Permit (STP), respectively:
“SEC. 26. Continuing Professional Development (CPD). – All registered social workers must provide
proof of earning forty-five (45) units of continuing CPD courses given by any CPD provider duly
accredited by the CPD Council for social workers as a requirement for the renewal of the professional
identification card of social workers.
All local government units (LGUs) and employer organizations shall allocate the necessary funding to
support the professional development of social workers under their employ, regardless of
employment status, for the purpose of complying with the CPD requirement.”

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“SEC. 27. Integration of the Social Work Profession. – All registered and licensed social workers
shall be united and integrated into one (1) national organization which shall be accredited by the
Board, subject to the approval of the Commission, as the AIPO for social workers. All registered and
licensed social workers shall become members of the AIPO and shall consequently be entitled to all the
benefits and privileges incidental thereto upon payment of the required fees and dues. Membership in
the AIPO shall not be a bar to membership in any other professional organization.”
Philippine Association of Social Workers (PASWI) is the Accredited Integrated Professional
Organization for social workers in the Philippines

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“SEC. 28. Issuance of Special Temporary Permits. – Special Temporary Permits (STPs) may be
issued by the Board, subject to the approval of the Commission and payment of the prescribed fees, to
any of the following:
(a) Foreign social workers called by the Philippine Government for a specific public purpose or project;
(b) Foreign social workers to be employed by any domestic private firm/establishment;
(c) Foreign social workers to be engaged as professors or lecturers in a higher educational institution
or university for the enhancement of the social work education in the country; and
(d) Foreign social workers, including volunteers, whose services are engaged during disasters,
calamities, or any emergency cases as may be determined by the Board.
The STP shall provide, among others, that;
(1) The practice of the foreign professional shall be limited to the particular work for which the foreigner
is being engaged; (2) The validity of the STP shall be for one (1) year only, subject to renewal; and (3)
The practice of the foreign social worker shall be subject to the applicable domestic laws and
regulations.”

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SEC. 4. Sections 23 and 26 of the same Act are hereby likewise amended as follows:
“SEC. 23. Registration with the Department of Social Welfare and Development. – No social
welfare and development agency, as defined herein, shall operate and be accredited as such unless it
shall first have registered and secured a license with the DSWD which shall then issue the
corresponding registration certificate and license to operate: Provided, That existing social welfare and
development agencies at the time of approval of this Act shall have a period of one (1) year within which
to secure the corresponding certificate of registration and license to operate.
Before any social welfare and development agency shall be duly registered and licensed, the following
requirements must be duly complied with to the satisfaction of the DSWD:
(1) That the applicant must be engaged mainly or generally in social welfare and development activities;
(2) That the applicant has employed a sufficient number of duly qualified staff and/or registered
social workers to supervise and take charge of its social welfare and development activities in
accordance with the set standards;
(3) That the applicant must show in a duly certified financial statement that at least seventy percent
(70%) of its funds are disbursed for direct social work services; and
(4) That the applicant keeps a record of all social development and/or welfare activities handled by it.”

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“SEC. 29. Penal Provisions. – The following shall be penalized with a fine of not less than one hundred
thousand pesos (P100,000.00) but not more than two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00), or
imprisonment for not less than six (6) months but not more than two (2) years, or both, at the
discretion of the court:
(a) Any person who shall practice or offer to practice social work in the Philippines without being
registered or exempted from registration in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
(b) Any person presenting or attempting to use as one’s own, the certificate of registration of another;
(c) Any person who shall give any false or fraudulent evidence of any kind to the Board or any member
thereof in obtaining a certificate of registration as social worker;
(d) Any person who shall impersonate any registrant of like or different name;
(e) Any person who shall attempt to use a revoked or suspended certificate of registration;
(f) Any person who shall in connection with one’s name, otherwise assume, use, or advertise any title or
description tending to convey the impression that one is a social worker without holding a valid
registration;
(g) Any person who shall violate any provision of this Act; and
(h) Any person or corporate body who shall violate the rules and regulations of the Board or orders
promulgated by it, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act.

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