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Professor Wendt is a social work expert with a strong national and international reputation, commenced in the role of Director for the Social Workers Registration Scheme on 18 September 2023. Sarah  has practised as a social worker in the field of domestic and family violence and has been an academic and teacher of social work practice for nearly 20 years at Flinders University and the University of South Australia, with published research on violence against women and children. Sarah was also recently appointed as Professor of Social Work at the University of Melbourne.

Louise has over thirty years' experience as a social worker with a Bachelor of Social Work, and she also has a Master of Public Policy and Management. Louise has worked significantly in Child Protection and the Disability sector and worked in the UK as a social worker for a combined total of five years. Louise was the first Director of Behaviour Support in South Australia for the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NQSC) which gave her unique experience in a Commonwealth Regulatory body. Louise has worked for both UniSA and Flinders University teaching in social work and has also operated as a private practitioner social worker and understands the unique considerations in this area for registration.

Kō ingarangi me te rātā Airangi ki te raki te whakapaparanga mai, engari

Kō Aotearoa whenua i tipu mai eau

Kō te Whanganui a tara te kāinga

Kō Andrew tōku hoa haere

E rua ngā tamariki a Andrew

Kō Ruth tōku ingoa

Ruth hails from Aotearoa New Zealand, where she was most recently working as the Legal Service Manager, managing the legal/investigations team for the New Zealand equivalent of the SWRB SA, and providing inhouse advice to the organisation. Ruth has almost a decade of experience in regulatory practice, having worked for the Office of the Ombudsman, Engineering New Zealand, and the Independent Police Conduct Authority. With a passion for people, justice, and early resolution, Ruth will be assisting the SWRB SA in setting up systems and process that align with the principles of administrative law, as well as providing legal advice to the Board and its staff.