SELECTION OF SOCIAL-WORK STUDENTS IN NEW-ZEALAND - PROBLEMS AND STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE

The current environment in which social work takes place stresses the need for competent service delivery, incorporating consumer and profes sional accountability. Enhancing selection procedures for social work education is central to achieving greater competency in social work ov erall. This paper examines the way in which students are selected for social work training in New Zealand. It includes discussion on the cur rent methods used for selection of students and concludes by suggestin g ways in which the selection process may be improved.