Policies & Guidelines

Council and the Professional Boards develop policies and guidelines  related to their respective mandates.  Click on the name of the policy or guideline below to download the pdf version. Every effort has been taken to make sure that these publications are correct, but in the event of any inconsistency, the text published in the original publication as approved by Council and/or a Professional Board by resolution will always take precedence over the copies published here.

The policies and guidelines on this page are available in electronic format. With an identification of the South African Council for Social Service Professions as source, these documents may be freely quoted, reviewed, abstracted, reproduced and translated, in part or in whole, but not for sale nor for use in conjunction with commercial purposes (any form of profit making).

Also see Documents for comments as there may be policies that require comments from social service professionals and the public.

• Community Development Online Verification Form Guideline
• FAQ

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CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)

Professional Board for Child and Youth Care Work

• Policy on continuing professional development (CPD) for child and youth care workers (2020)

Professional Board for Social Work

• Policy on continuing professional development (CPD) for social workers and social auxiliary workers (revised) (2021)
• Norms and standards relating to the continuing professional development (CPD) for social workers and social auxiliary workers (inclusive of guidelines) (2019)

See Forms for CPD related forms and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for more information .

QUALIFICATIONS

Professional Board for Social Work 

Assessment of international qualifications and registration policy for social workers and social auxiliary workers (2019). Also see Foreign Graduates 

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• Policy on the fit and proper person requirement (2017)
• Professional conduct disputes and appeals policy (2019)
• Policy Guidelines for Course of Conduct, Code of Ethics and the Rules for Social Workers 

Also see Rules and Regulations

See Forms for professional conduct related forms and Professional conduct.

• Guidelines on generic processes and tools for child and youth care work practice with individual children and families (2020)

See General Notices