About Us
Prioritising mental wellbeing since 1979
SAASWIPP is a voluntary professional association of social workers in private practice. Our members are experience qualified social workers, registered with the South African Council of Social Service Professions (SACSSP).
SAASWIPP aims to promote and foster high ethical and professional standards of practice amongst members. We offer networking opportunities for members to link with and learn from other social workers in private practice. We also advocate for the value of the wide range of services provided by social workers in private practice.
To this end we liaise with medical aids, government and other policy makers to represent our membership, and to promote the value of their services. SAASWIPP was formed in 1979. We have members in all 9 provinces. Our four constituted branches provide CPD training opportunities for private social workers and orientation programmes for social workers entering private practice.
SAASWIPP is a voluntary professional association of social workers in private practice. Our members are experience qualified social workers, registered with the South African Council of Social Service Professions (SACSSP).
SAASWIPP aims to promote and foster high ethical and professional standards of practice amongst members. We offer networking opportunities for members to link with and learn from other social workers in private practice. We also advocate for the value of the wide range of services provided by social workers in private practice.
To this end we liaise with medical aids, government and other policy makers to represent our membership, and to promote the value of their services. SAASWIPP was formed in 1979. We have members in all 9 provinces. Our four constituted branches provide CPD training opportunities for private social workers and orientation programmes for social workers entering private practice.
Our Vision & Mission
SAASWIPP believes in the value of the Social Work profession and in the valuable contribution made by social workers in private practice to mental health, psychosocial well-being , welfare and development in South Africa.
We aim to:
Support our members by providing networking opportunities, orientation programmes, information on running a private practice and by negotiating benefits such as affordable indemnity insurance.
Promote high standards of professionalism and ethical conduct by social workers in private practice by developing appropriate policies for membership, providing information on available training opportunities, offering affordable CPD training and opportunities for professional interchange.
Advocate for a conducive environment in which we can practice our profession as social workers in private practice by lobbying legislative and decision making bodies.
Promote the value of services provided by our members by liaising with medical aids and with colleagues inside and outside the profession and through marketing initiatives.
A Letter from the Board
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Elliot Smith
Elliot Smith
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