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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFeb 18, 2025 KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX, NS) – The Nova Scotia College of Social Workers (NSCSW) voices deep concern over the 2025-2026 provincial budget, which disregards critical investments needed to safeguard the well-being of children and youth. While the budget includes baseline measures on gender-based violence, income supports and minimum wage, it fails to offer… Read more »

January 15, 2025 — The Nova Scotia College of Social Workers (NSCSW) is releasing its comprehensive review of the Children and Family Services Act submitted to the Department of Opportunities and Social Development in the fall of 2023.

August 15, 2024 — Meet Tyler Colbourne, the NSCSW’s new Professional Development Consultant

August 15, 2024 — In 2023, the College conducted its first quality assurance check on 2022 professional development entries, marking a milestone in its ongoing commitment to safe(r) practice.

August 1, 2024 — A hopeful farewell from our Professional Practice and Advocacy Consultant, Naj Siritsky, who is leaving the NSCSW staff team later this month.

Aug 1, 2024 — On this date in 1834, thousands of enslaved people of African descent were declared free here in Nova Scotia, and many more around the world.

June 3, 2024 — Highlights of our special general meeting and annual general meeting in May.

May 24, 2024 — The NSCSW is hiring a Professional Development Consultant. Applications close on June 18, 2024.

May 7, 2024 — In light of the Auditor General’s new report concerning places of safety in Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers (NSCSW) calls attention to the significant gaps in the report regarding its understanding of service users’ needs, the realities of social workers, and how these factors contribute to the reported challenges in the delivery of places of safety.

Apr 19, 2024 — Yesterday, on the anniversary of the mass casualty tragedy in Colchester and Cumberland counties, the Minister of Justice repeatedly insisted to media that gender-based violence is not an epidemic in our province. He apologized on the same day. Let’s take a moment to remind ourselves of the deep roots of violence, and recommit to ending it, together.