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In 2012 the Council started consulting all social service professionals (Social Workers; also those in Private Practice, Social Auxiliary Workers, Community Development Workers and Practitioners, Probation Officers, Assistant Probation Officers, Child and Youth Care Workers, Youth Workers, EDC Practitioners, Care Workers, including Community Based Personal Care Workers) working in the private and public sectors on various issues affecting them

The National Association of Social Workers – South Africa is a voluntary organization which supports the professional development of Social Workers, Social Auxiliary Workers and Social Work and Social Auxiliary Work Students in South Africa.

The vision of the association shall be: To be the leading association in the promotion of social work education, training and research in South Africa in collaboration with the international community in pursuit of enhanced psychosocial functioning of individuals families, groups, organisations and communities, and of human rights, social justice and equality of all the people of South Africa.
The mission of the association shall be: "To maintain and support a community of social work educators who are committed to the continuing development of social work education, training, research and practice in South Africa.