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Issued: December 20, 2021 Leanne (Dawn) Archambault On September 18, 2014, the Nova Scotia Association of Social Workers (the predecessor to the College) granted Leanne (Dawn) Archambault temporary registration as a Social Worker Candidate with the Association.  Ms. Archambault’s temporary registration expired on September 30, 2014. She did not seek further registration with the Association…. Read more »

December 16, 2021 — NSCSW joins CASW in celebrating the passage of Bill C-4, which bans conversion therapy in Canada.

November 18, 2021 — November 20 has been named the Transgender Day of Remembrance since 1999. In honour of day, we’re hosting a panel discussion on the following Monday, and I hope you can join us.

November 2, 2021 — Seeking nominations for a Resource Group to advise and support the CCSWR Anti-Racist Regulatory Practice Working Group.

November 4, 2021 — Given social work’s commitment to the public good it is expected that social workers are not involved in the spread of misinformation, and that they fully utilize evidence-based information, developed by public health experts and researchers from across the globe.

November 4, 2021 — A letter to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, following up on Alec’s recent remarks to the Law Amendments committee regarding Bill 57.

21 October, 2021 — This Wednesday, Premier Tim Houston unveiled his government’s blueprint for dealing with the province’s housing crisis. We’re especially appreciative of the decision to cap rent increases until December 31, 2023. This was an important change of perspective from the new Premier.

1 October 2021 — Join Alec Stratford to discuss updates to sexual misconduct standards & policy proposed for social workers in Nova Scotia.

August 18, 2021 — Once again the government of Nova Scotia’s capital has decided to remove crisis shelters that were erected by Halifax Mutual Aid to assist those in need until they can be housed permanently.

12 August 2021 — As part of our mandate to serve the public good, the NSCSW has completed analysis of each party’s positions, through the lens of the social policy framework that we developed with CCPA-NS.