Category: Events

Jun 11, 2020 — Special Meeting of NSCSW Members called to address discussion items postponed from AGM

May 19, 2021 — Join NSCSW staff member Nadia Siritsky, SWC, for an overview of the research related to compassion fatigue, burnout, and vicarious trauma, and how these affect social workers. Participants will learn to identify the ethical implications of a lack of attention to this pervasive issue, and will learn about several techniques and strategies to address this problem.

We’re partnering with CASW to offer a bursary to help members join the upcoming 2021 NSCSW virtual conference: Challenging our Social Justice Lens. Apply before April 23.

March 31, 2021 — Join NSCSW Executive Director / Registrar Alec Stratford during Social Work Month for a conversation with your College.
Western zone (Yarmouth, Shelburne, Digby, Queens, Annapolis, Lunenburg and Kings)

March 24, 2021 — Join NSCSW Executive Director / Registrar Alec Stratford during Social Work Month for a conversation with your College.
Eastern zone (Guysborough, Antigonish, Richmond, Inverness, Victoria and Cape Breton)

March 15, 2021 — Join NSCSW Executive Director / Registrar Alec Stratford during Social Work Month for a conversation with your College.
Northern zone (East Hants, Colchester, Cumberland & Pictou)

March 9, 2021 — Join NSCSW Executive Director / Registrar Alec Stratford during Social Work Month for a conversation with your College.
Central zone (Halifax and West Hants)

March 23, 2021 — In this webinar we discuss findings from qualitative study conducted in the HRM that sought to identify support systems and strategies to strengthen the capacity of families from urban Indigenous, African Nova Scotian, and immigrant and refugee populations in the Halifax Regional Municipality to mobilize communities to prevent the entry or re-entry of children into state care.

March 4, 2021 — This workshop will present a brief overview of the research related to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and how this science can better equip social workers to assist clients to lead authentic, fulfilling, and autonomous lives.

March 12, 2021 — A virtual interactive workshop on the foundations of ethical social work practice, particularly in the Nova Scotian context.