Welcome to the first newsletter of the new year and a new decade. As we begin the countdown to mandatory registration in early 2021, there is a busy year ahead. We will be getting out and talking to social workers, social work students and employers with our roadshows and there is also a major programme… Read more »
Author: Patrick
CPD Symposium tickets
Explore social work practice with Māori and Pasifika at a one-day symposium, in Wellington with Justice Joe Williams, and in Christchurch with Kiritahi Firmin. This will contribute towards your CPD, Continuing Professional Development.
Onboard newsletter – November 2019
We’ve been compiling your responses to our annual workforce survey, our second, which highlights trends in what is happening for social workers across the sector. We will be releasing the results on the SWRB website next month but I thought you would be interested in some of the headlines which have become apparent. For example,… Read more »
Onboard newsletter – September 2019
Kia ora koutou and happy New Zealand Social Workers’ Day for the 25th of September. E kimi anai ngā kāwai I toro kitawhiti – seeking the shoots that stretch far out. When thinking about this newsletter, I was reflecting about what I’ve learnt about the complex and diverse profession that is social work and the… Read more »
Board meeting dates – 2019/2020
The SWRB Board meets throughout the year to approve registration applications. Only a completed application will go forward to the SWRB Board for approval. An application for registration must go through all the required checks and have police results back before going to a Board meeting. Applications that require reviewing prior to approval i.e. Fit & Proper concerns… Read more »
Onboard newsletter – July 2019
There are changes to the CPD logs highlighted in this newsletter and what the SWRB does is also featured.
Research project
A researcher at Auckland University is seeking practising social workers with prior criminal convictions for a research project examining their experiences in the social work profession. The project will explore the barriers they have faced and determine the assets and strengths they have brought to the social work profession. Participation in this research will involve… Read more »
Change of address
The Social Workers Registration Board has moved to new premises. You can now find us at Level 7, 110 Featherston Street, Wellington. Our phone numbers remain the same and you can contact us on: 04 – 931 2650 or freephone 0508 797 269.
Onboard newsletter – May 2019
The funding review, the re-introduction of the disciplinary levy, and a handy snapshot of the impact of the amended legislation are in the May newsletter.
Workforce survey
The annual SWRB workforce survey is under way and you can take part. The survey is divided into four sections: about you as a social worker, your qualifications, your registration, and your employment. The purpose of the survey is to collect information for an overview of the registered social worker workforce at national and local levels. The information… Read more »
