About Human Services Professionals Association (HSPA)
HSPA is a non-profit agency founded in 2019 in the province of Alberta, Canada. The Association provides a medium for human services professionals to promote social justice, diversity, inclusion, multiculturalism, collaboration, teaching, research, networking, community capacity, professional development, ethical standards, and standards of practice for human services professionals.
Our Mission
To promote human services professionals through capacity building, diversity, inclusion, social justice and best practices.
Our Goals
To help and empower communities and individuals to live an optimum life.
A medium for human services professionals to network, share and develop best practices in this field.
To standardize the profession by providing ethical and practice standards for human services professionals.
To spread social justice, values of inclusion, diversity, and multiculturalism in Alberta and beyond.
Our Values
Respecting all peoples
Being professional
Maximizing human potential
Promoting social justice
Our Impact
Human services workers are increasingly being respected and recognized as professionals in the field. Human services workers, agencies, schools and government bodies are utilizing the association, which is an important step in advancing and promoting this profession.