What we’ve heard The feedback reveals both encouragement and clear areas requiring attention: Support for the Strategy focus.There is strong support for having a Workforce Strategy specifically dedicated to the social work profession. This cross-government approach is seen as long overdue and necessary. Te Tiriti commitment needs strengthening. A significant theme from the feedback is that… Read more »
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Part C – workshop at SSPA conference
Summary of feedback and submissions for the Social Worker Strategy and Action Plan Who we heard from The SWRB ran a workshop at the Te Pai Ora o Aotearoa | Social Service Providers Aotearoa (SSPA) Whakamanawa Conference, 10-11 September 2025 in Rotorua. The workshop had 60 attendees. There were several practising social workers, and most… Read more »
Part B – online hui
Summary of feedback and submissions for the Social Worker Strategy and Action Plan Description of the workforce planning online huiWe ran two online hui sessions and invited attendance through our Facebook page, a direct email to all newsletter subscribers, an article in our online newsletter and a notice in the SSPA newsletter. In these live,… Read more »
Part A – feedback form
Summary of feedback and submissions for the Social Worker Strategy and Action Plan Who we heard fromWe received 40 responses via an online feedback form. The approach of the Sustainable Social Work Workforce Strategy & Action Plan 56% of the responders said they agreed with the approach of the Workforce Strategy and Action Plan. … Read more »
Questions and answers about BTI’s 3yr BSW
Bethlehem Tertiary Institute (BTI)-SPECIFIC QUESTIONS Q: What has the SWRB Board decided about BTI’s new Bachelor of Social Work? A: On 10 November 2025, the Board approved in principle the prescription of BTI’s new three-year Bachelor of Social Work degree, pending final fact-checking. The final approval was granted on 1 December 2025. The degree will… Read more »
Beyond ‘Any Job Will Do’:
Your new-grad social work survival kit by Amy Ross, RSW When you graduate and are looking for your first job as a social worker, it is really easy for the focus to be just on getting a job, any job. Fair enough too, given the cost of living, the financial pressures of study and the… Read more »
Social worker’s registration cancelled following inappropriate relationship
The Social Workers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal (the Tribunal) is reserved for the most serious disciplinary cases. A Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) sends charges against a social worker to the Tribunal if it has grounds to believe that a social worker is guilty of professional misconduct or of conduct unbecoming of a social worker. In… Read more »
Challenges in the sustainability of the social worker workforce
The SWRB’s Annual Social Worker Workforce Report 2024 and Annual Social Work Education Report 2023 have been published today. They provide unique insights into social work education and the social worker workforce in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Annual Social Worker Workforce Report 2024 is based on information from the annual social worker workforce survey which… Read more »
SWRB office closure: 22nd & 23rd of May
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 »
Technical issue with May 2024 Onboard mailing
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 »
