Category: Blog

April 9, 2024 — The Africentric Bachelor of Social Work Cohort (ABSWC) is seeking volunteer mentors to support their students during their learning journey.

22 Mar, 2024 — Alec Stratford reflects on the government’s latest budget bill. The budget fails to grapple with the root causes of the issues facing Nova Scotians today.

Mar 14, 2024 — It’s National Social Work Month, and we’re getting ready to put our values into practice in a big way. Join us at Advocacy Day on March 25.

Mar 1, 2024 — This year’s National Social Work Month celebrations honour the shared values that guide us on our individual and collective journeys of truth, reconciliation, equity, and inclusion.

Feb 15, 2024 — Join us during National Social Work Month to discuss the future of our profession.

1 Feb, 2024 — During 2023, the College undertook a preliminary review of this program using a reflective thematic analysis of completed candidacy records from 2019-2022. We are pleased to be able to share the results with our members, and to announce the reinstatement of the Candidacy Committee.

1 Feb, 2024 — The 2024 African Heritage Month theme is Our Smiles, Our Joy, Our Resilience as African Nova Scotians. We invite social workers to celebrate and recognize the history and culture of people of African descent.

Jan 18, 2024 — This interdisciplinary series offers professional development and networking opportunities to support allied health professionals in co-creating better outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

Dec 21, 2024 — Our professional standards and ethics committee has put together comprehensive documentation guidelines to support our members in documenting their activities, and in their practice. 

Dec 18, 2023 — New regulations regarding private practice registration and clinical practice are planned to take effect in April 2024.