News & Events

Sep 11, 2025 — NSCSW members are invited to review draft guidelines for issuing medical certificates for employers, and share their feedback.

Student bursaries will be awarded to several NSCSW members who attend accredited social work programs in the fall of 2025. College bursaries are awarded based on the student’s commitment to professional social work practice.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE4 Sep, 2025 KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX, NS) – As students across Nova Scotia return to school, 2SLGBTQIA+ youth face yet another academic year without updated Guidelines for Supporting Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students. These guidelines, now over a decade old, fail to reflect the current realities and necessary protections, including the bans on conversion practices legislated both… Read more »

Sep 29, 2025 – A webinar exploring the Family/Friends of Individuals at Risk of Suicide Training (FIRST) Program with Dr. Sakina Rizvi.(originally planned for Sep 17, postponed)

Sep 24, 2025 — Social workers in Nova Scotia are invited to join your colleagues from across the province to connect, network, organize & share resources.

Sep 19, 2025 — A workshop exploring how social workers can disrupt harmful documentation practices in their work and adopt anti-oppressive strategies.

Sep 18, 2025 — Closed space for Black & African Nova Scotian social workers to talk ethics & practice issues, and build connections for safe(r) social work

Sep 12, 2025 — Closed space for Mi’kmaq & Indigenous social workers to discuss ethics, practice issues, & build connections for safer social work practice.

Sep 10, 2025 – A webinar focused on unpacking suicide and suicide prevention for social workers in Nova Scotia from a social justice lens.

Aug 26, 2025 — A closed space for 2SLGBTQIA+ social workers to discuss ethics, practice issues, and build connections for safe(r) social work practice.