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.

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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Child poverty is felt in our province & it’s time for change

Our partners at the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) recently released the 2017 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia. Statistics show that the child poverty rate in the province went down less than a percentage point in 2015 compared to 2014. One in five Nova Scotian children lives… Read more »

The Future of Candidacy

We recently unveiled the new direction for the Candidacy program at the College’s Fall Conference. On May 16th, 2016, the Social Workers Act was amended which brought a renewed mandate to our organization, the newly named Nova Scotia College of Social Workers. We believed Candidacy would be removed. However, the amendments included Candidacy as a… Read more »

Strategic Plan Survey: What you had to say

You must be the change you wish to see in the world –Mahatma Gandhi. This summer the College surveyed members to gain your insight into changes in the social work community, trends in the social work field and in your practice and your experience with… Read more »

Strategy to address social worker burnout: Our way forward

Social workers consistently face tensions between our professional values and ethics and the demands of our employers. Child protection social workers face these tension on a daily basis. They work in one of the most demanding and challenging social work roles, as they work with involuntary clients, in emotionally-taxing situations, and within the confines of… Read more »

Shaping the College’s Strategic Goals

We became an official College over a year ago on May 16th, 2016 when the Executive Council of the Nova Scotia Government amended the Social Workers Act. Protecting the public became the College’s priority. The amendments also renewed the College’s commitment to promote the values… Read more »

A special thank you

On behalf of the Professional Development Committee I would like to thank all of the Social Workers who participated in the Spring Conference. It is always so inspiring and refreshing to meet new people and to reconnect with familiar faces. This year’s conference was a great learning opportunity for diverse topics and for further development… Read more »