To provide for the establishment of a South African Council for Social Service Professions and to define its powers and functions; for the registration of social workers, student social workers, social auxiliary workers and persons practising other professions in respect of which professional boards have been established; for control over the professions regulated under this Act; and for incidental matters.

Latest Developments:

The Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978), has been updated with Regulations Relating to the Establishment of the Professional Board for Community Development Practice, 2024, as per Notice No. R.4783 of GG50609 dated 3 May 2024.

The Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978), has been updated with Amendment to Regulations under R838 of 2014 Fees Payable to Social Workers, as per Notice No. R.3485 of GG48693 dated 2 June 2023.

The Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978), has been updated with Regulations regarding Allowances Payable to Members, as per Notice No. R.3321 of GG48445 dated 21 April 2023.

The Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978), has been updated by Amendments to Notice No. R. 838 of 2014 : Fees Payable by Social Workers, Child and Youth Care Workers, Social Auxiliary Workers, Auxiliary Child and Youth Care Workers, Student Social Workers, Student Child and Youth Care Workers, Student Social, Auxiliary Workers and Student Auxiliary Child and Youth Care Workers 2021 Amendment Regulations, as per Notice No. R. 1512 of GG45501 dated 19 November 2021.

The Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978) has been updated by Amendments to Notice No. R. 838 of 2014, Section 31 of Regulations 2018 as per Notice No. 221 of GG42240 dated 22 February 2019.

The Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978) has been updated by Regulations regarding Allowances Payable to Members as per Notice No. 76 of GG42980 dated 31 January 2020.

The Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978) has been amended by Regulations, Regulations for child and youth care workers, auxiliary child care workers and student child and youth care workers, Government Gazette 42697, Notice No. 1164, dated 13 September 2019.

The Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978) has been updated by Regulations, Regulations Relating to the Registration of a Specialisation in Forensic Social Work, 2017 as per Notice No. 912 of GG41082 dated 1 September 2017.

The Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978) has been amended by Regulations relating to the Registration of a Specialisation in Clinical Social Work, Notice No. 913, Government Gazette 41082, dated 01 September 2017.

The Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978) has been amended by Regulations, Regulations for child and youth care workers, auxiliary child care workers and student child and youth care workers, Government Gazette 38135, Notice No. 838, dated 31 October 2014.

The Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978) has been amended by Social Work Amendment Act, 1998 (Act No. 102 of 1998).

The Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978) has been added to the website.