The Social Workers Registration Board of South Australia (SWRB SA) was established under the Social Workers Registration Act 2021.
The Board will regulate registered social workers through a quality practice framework and by responding to public concerns and employer reports.
The SWRB SA’s mission is to enhance public safety, ensure accountability, and promote professionalism and excellence in social work practice.
The SWRB SA is responsible for administering the provisions of the Act for the regulation of social workers. This includes establishing and maintaining a register of social workers, determining the qualifications and other requirements appropriate for registration under the Act, and making determinations in disciplinary proceedings.
The primary objects of this Act are:
a) to establish and maintain a registration system for social workers; and
b) to safeguard the public interest by ensuring that only suitably trained and qualified persons are able to practise as social workers; and
c) to encourage the maintenance of high professional standards of both competence and conduct by registered social workers; and
d) to ensure that registered social workers are held accountable professionally for the conduct of their practice.
This image conceptualises the regulatory services of the SWRB SA, illustrating the three main functions - registration, quality practice, and responding to concerns and reports - and reflects the Board's commitment to maintaining a robust registration framework that is fair, balanced and promotes consistent, high quality service delivery across the sector.
Each element is interdependent and supportive of the regulation of the conduct and competencies of those working within the definition of social work services for and on behalf of South Australians.
