Category: Events

Mar 20, 2024 — Social workers in Central NS are invited to join an in-person event for National Social Work Month 2024.

Mar 15, 2024 — In this quarterly series, Nova Scotian social workers are invited to develop their professional ethics by collaboratively exploring possible scenarios. This session will explore ethical concerns that must be considered regarding the projected expansion of medical assistance in dying criteria in Canada.

Mar 13, 2024 — Learn how to transform any group in the helping field into a social work group.

Mar 11, 2024 — NSCSW members are invited to review a draft of guidelines for integrating social justice advocacy into practice.

Mar 6, 2024 — Social workers in Northern NS are invited to join an in-person event for National Social Work Month 2024.

Mar 4, 2024 — Social workers in Western NS are invited to join an in-person event for National Social Work Month 2024.

Mar 1, 2024 — Please join us as we kick off a month of exciting events for National Social Work Month! The scope of our profession is broad, and our members and their communities across the province are incredibly diverse, but this year’s theme identifies common values that bring us together and lay a foundation for safer social work practice.

Feb 29 — Join Dr. Ifeyinwa Mbakogu and her research team as they share the findings of their research with youth of African Descent (and their caregivers) who have interacted with or sought access to mental health and substance use services in Nova Scotia, as well as with mental health and substance use service providers in Nova Scotia.

Feb 28, 2024 — Vicent Mousseau, RSW, will discuss the concepts of Afropressimism and Black joy, and invite us consider their implications for social work.

Feb 14 — Considering BDSM through the lens of social work ethics. Let’s talk about its history and place in culture, the radical potential of ritual and performance, and the importance of autonomy and consent.