During the month of July, there will be limited access to your member profile through our database as we bring a new system online. If you have not done so already, please download copies of your registration certificate before July 3, 2018. Questions? Contact the College’s Regulatory & Applications Administrator Alexandra Nelson at alex.nelson@nscsw.org
Want to Develop the Mentorship Training for our Candidacy Mentorship Program? Submit your Proposal by July 31st The College’s redeveloped Candidacy Program, now the Candidacy Mentorship Program (CMP), will provide graduates from accredited schools of social work with a strategic, supportive, and educational professional development experience rooted in principles of adult learning. Graduates and social workers re-entering practice (candidates)… Read more »
It’s election time! For the first time ever we have contested position on the College’s Council for the Cape Breton Regional Representative. You will receive an email to cast your online vote through your member account May 1st. Voting closes May 10th 4:30 PM AST. How to cast your vote through your member account: Access… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Nova Scotia Social Workers Stand with our Teachers KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX, NS) – The Nova Scotia College of Social Workers (NSCSW) stands in solidarity with the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) and their call to pause the rushed implementation of… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE N.S social worker stress impacting the care of vulnerable children HALIFAX, NS- This week, Nova Scotia honours foster parents during Foster Family Appreciation week. These foster families provide care to the most vulnerable children. However, the care of vulnerable children in our province is heavily impacted by the current level of stress… Read more »
NS social workers are facing a burnout crisis. Stats released by the NDP show an increase of nearly 10,000 short-term illness hours from 2013-14 to 2016-17. Referrals to child protection services also increased over that time. These stats reflect a system that is not supportive of the workers in it and which has a huge… Read more »
Updates to Regulations and Bylaws Protecting the public is our primary goal as we regulate and promote the values of social work. As a hybrid, the strategies and tactics available to us are intersectional and provide broad tools to protect the public and include a focus on prevention, education, and advocacy. The Social Workers Act… Read more »
Reflecting on the Nova Scotia Provincial Election There are certainly some things to celebrate about our province’s provincial election on May 30th, 2017 We witnessed every major political party engage in political discourse that seriously addressed issues that we, as social workers, face daily in the field. Discussions focused on mental health and addictions,… Read more »
CONNECTION is the official newsletter of the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers.
