The main purpose of the Act is to protect the safety of members of the public by ensuring social workers are competent to practise. The full act can be read on the government legislation website (under Statutes).
The Board has prepared a number of Policy statements relating to registration - these can be read from thePolicy page.
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We will send you the Application Form for registration as a social worker in New Zealand
Contact our office to discuss by phoning (04) 931 2650 or send an email with application in the subject line to info@swrb.org.nz