ANZASW is hosting a webinar to discuss professional indemnity insurance and what happens when someone makes a complaint about a social worker’s practice. SWRB’s Registrar Paul Kirby will be taking part. Thursday 15 April 2021, 12.30-2.00pm All social workers are welcome to join. You can register your attendance via this link.
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Symposia – Save the Date
Mō tātou,
ā, mō kā uri ā muri ake nei
For us and our children after us
A one day Live-Streamed event to explore social work practice with Māori and Pasifika to contribute to your Continuing Professional Development
This is the third symposium event in this series: February 2020 Whanganui-a-Tara
March 2020 Ōtautahi
1 JUNE 2021
SAVE THE DATE
Digital format for PCs
We are shifting to a digital format for Practising Certificates which means you will be able to instantly access, download, and print your certificate (if you want a hard copy to carry or post on your wall). The cards will be available in two formats (wallet size or A4 certificate). You will also be able to… Read more »
Mandatory registration celebration
On World Social Work Day (March 16th 2021), we held an event to celebrate the implementation of mandatory registration of social workers in Aotearoa, New Zealand. The event was held at Te Wharewaka in Wellington, and was hosted by the SWRB, ANZASW and TWSWA. You can find more information, including a recording of the speeches… Read more »
Onboard newsletter – March 2021
In what is a significant step forward for the profession, New Zealand has moved to mandatory registration of all social workers (from Feb 27th 2021). Anyone who calls themselves a social worker can now only practise if they are first registered by the SWRB. The title ‘social worker’ is also protected in a move which… Read more »
Social workers step into mandatory registration
All social workers in New Zealand need to be registered by the SWRB with mandatory registration in place (implemented February 27th, 2021). It’s a great step forward for the profession and one long sought by social workers who will join the ranks of other regulated professionals including teachers, nurses, doctors and lawyers. It’s the SWRB’s… Read more »
SWRB press release – mandatory registration
New Zealand is stepping forward into mandatory registration of all social workers this weekend, on 27th February 2021. From that date, if you call yourself a social worker, are known as, or are held out to be a social worker, you must be registered. It’s an exciting move for the profession which has long worked… Read more »
Upgrade to MySWRB
Social workers who are applying to register can again access MySWRB which was temporarily unavailable while we worked on an urgent upgrade. As always, you can contact the registration team by either emailing them on applications@swrb.govt.nz or by calling on 0508 797 269. (24/02/2021 – 10am)
Onboard newsletter – February 2021
There is some exciting news as we quickly approach mandatory registration on February 27th 2021 – we are very close to having 10,000 registered social workers in New Zealand! The SWRB team (above) is working hard as the deadline approaches and our registration team is processing hundreds of applications. The message of ‘Stand with… Read more »
Onboard newsletter – January 2021
Kei aku nui, kei aku rahi, i te tī, i te tā, tēnā koutou katoa I hope you enjoyed a well-earned break over Christmas and New Year and, even with some areas having experienced rain and flooding, that summer is now making its way to your part of the country. It’s an exciting time as… Read more »
