The SWRB office will be closed on Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd May 2024. This is while we attend a Noho Marae for staff development across the organisation and as part of our commitment to developing the organisation’s Māori capability. We will respond to voicemails and emails on Friday 24th May. Apologies for any inconvenience and thank you… Read more »

There was a technical error when Onboard was mailed to our email list yesterday. In one of the articles the recipient’s email address was displayed within the text of the article.  We would like to reassure everyone receiving Onboard by email, that the version they received was specific to them. Their email address has not… Read more »

There were scenes of jubilation last year when the pay equity extension was announced. But what led to that point, how did those involved work together to make it happen? We interviewed Mike Munnelly on the eve of his retirement from Barnardos to hear about his journey through social work leading up to this significant… Read more »

The Tribunal recently considered a charge against a social worker who was based in Christchurch. She had been employed by an NGO from 2017 at the time of the conduct reviewed by the Tribunal.    The charge against the social worker included several factors which were said either individually or cumulatively to amount to professional misconduct… Read more »

The Tribunal recently considered a charge against a social worker who worked as a social worker at a DHB until July 2019, and then at an NGO as a social worker in their Community Housing team, from November 2019 to July 2020. Her registration and practising certificate were suspended on an interim basis by the… Read more »

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 »

He ara pūkenga, he ara Tauwhiro, hei whakamana mātā wakaThe many pathways of knowledge, the many pathways of social work, upholding the dignity of all The SWRB would like to acknowledge the report from the Ministerial Advisory Board into Oranga Tamariki, and to offer support for the recommendations on its social work workforce. The Kahu… Read more »

Find out the differences between the SWRB as the regulator and ANZASW, the professional body.