November 18, 2021 — In our spring evaluation of our strategic plan members indicated that they would like the College to foster a more positive image of the profession. The Social Workers Act states that the NSCSW shall, in the public interest, advance and promote the practice of social work.
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.
12 October, 2021 — Nova Scotia’s legislature meets today for the first time since the election. NSCSW shares the policy goals of Nova Scotian social workers with the new government.
7 October 2021 — We’re proposing changes to the professional development standards. Take a look at what the committee has so far.
20 October 2021 — Save the date for our First Annual Awards Gala. Special guest speaker Dr. Ingrid Waldron.
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.
Our Social Justice Committee has created a new annual award. The Social Justice Ally Award will be given annually to an individual in the public sphere who has used her or his position or social standing to advocate for the role of social workers in serving the public good, and who advances our ethical mandate to work toward the establishment of equity and social justice. Nominations close August 25, 2021.
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.
August 9, 2021 – Candidates from the three major parties have agreed to join us and CMHA for a pre-election panel about mental health and substance use care
CONNECTION is the official newsletter of the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers.
