The Nova Scotia College of Social Workers exists to serve and protect Nova Scotians by effectively regulating the profession of social work.

As a member you have the ability to support the NSCSW in building a professional community that embodies the best of social work practice.

Ensuring Nova Scotians receive the services of skilled and competent social workers who are knowledgeable, ethical, qualified, and accountable to the people who receive social work services.

Private practitioners are self-employed RSWs who are licensed to practice independently in one or more areas of specialization.

We establish, maintain, and regulate Standards of Professional Practice to ensure Nova Scotians receive the services of skilled and competent social workers who are knowledgeable, ethical, qualified, and accountable to the people who receive their services.

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About the College

The Nova Scotia College of Social Workers exists to serve and protect Nova Scotians by effectively regulating the profession of social work. We work in solidarity with Nova Scotians to advocate for policies that improve social conditions, challenge injustice and value diversity

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Rebecca Faria
NSCSW Communications Coordinator
902-429-7799 ext. 227 or rebecca.faria@nscsw.org

Alec Stratford
NSCSW Executive Director/Registrar
902-429-7799 ext. 224 or alec.stratford@nscsw.org@nscsw.org

NSCSW in the Media

2019

OPINION: Mental health solutions: the bigger picture matters (October 23, 2019)
OPINION: Nova Scotia’s child welfare services are in urgent need of more funding (September 11, 2019)
Coalition calls for policies to help poor as child poverty worsens in N.S. (June 3, 2019)
VIDEO: Increases to assistance don’t keep up with increased cost of living (3:32) (March 26, 2019)
OPINION: Child & youth advocate office would uplift voices of the vulnerable )April 23, 2019)
Provincial budget lacks resources for vulnerable youths, advocate says(March 31, 2019)
OPINION: ‘Competitive’ taxation threatens child welfare in Nova Scotia (March 4, 2019)
Child poverty rates go down in every province except Nova Scotia: StatCan (February 28, 2019)
OPINION: A five-point plan to revamp mental health
Union Matters: Child Welfare on the Brink (podcast) (February 14, 2019)
Advocates say public needs to report cases of child abuse and neglect (January 29, 2019)
Children at risk as Nova Scotia’s child welfare system is on the brink, union and social workers say (January 21, 2019)
Nova Scotia campaign aims to bolster child welfare system in ‘desperate need’ (January 21, 2019)
Nova Scotia’s child welfare system in crisis, social workers say (January 21, 2019)
Nova Scotia campaign aims to bolster child-welfare system (January 21, 2019)

2018

2017

Op-ed: Child poverty is felt in our province and it’s time for change (November 24, 2017)
Nova Scotia’s social workers say their stress is impacting the care of vulnerable children (October 18, 2017)
INFOGRAPHIC: N.S. social workers suffering burnout, NDP says (September 18, 2017)
More evidence of burnout amongst front-line workers (September 18, 2017)

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