Through professional expertise and knowledge, the role and responsibility of OASBSWL is to:

• Support the development of the profession of social work and high-quality social work services in schools, rooted in intersectionality, anti-racist and anti-oppressive practices that nurture inclusive and accountable spaces and cultural humility.  
• Improve early identification and intervention by developing pathways for treatment. 
• Improve access to community and crisis services.
• Serve as an information and educational resource about social work service in schools.
• Establish linkages and engage in advocacy with other professional groups, organizations, and associations relevant to social work services in schools. 
• Engage and collaborate with the Ministry of Education and School Mental Health Ontario (SMHO-SMSO) on the advancement of social work services in school boards and its important role in the provincial mental health and addiction system of care and better outcomes for students.
• Create a forum for professional leadership exchange and provide professional development opportunities for members, in support of advancing the role of school social work.
• Make decisions that are informed by available data and best evidence and driven by the needs of students, families, schools, and communities.