Contact the NSCSW

Visits by appointment only due to COVID-19

Email [email protected] to schedule a visit

Mail: 1888 Brunswick St., Suite 700
Halifax, NS 
B3J 3J8

Phone: 902-429-7799
Fax: 
902-429-7650

Inquiry Related to:

  • Ethical Consultations
  • Social Work Regulations 
  • NSCSW Council and Board of Examiners
  • Government Relations 
  • Advocacy
  • Community Engagement 

Who to Contact:

Alec Stratford

Registrar/Executive Director
Telephone:
(902) 429-7799 x 224
Email: [email protected]

  • Professional Development & Member Training 
  • Annual Conference & AGM
  • Professional Standards
  • Advocacy
  • Decolonization
  • Connection Magazine 

Tyler Colbourne

Professional Development Consultant
Telephone: (902) 429-7799 x 223
Email: [email protected]

Valerie Heard

Regulatory & Candidacy Manager
Telephone: (902) 429-7799 x 222
Email: [email protected]

  • Registration – New member applications (except telepractice), application status, member class change (e.g. associate/active switching), reinstatement requests, resignations, verifications (also except telepractice)
  • Member Portal – Login & password assistance, updating profile, professional development tracking
  • Annual Renewals Account access, general troubleshooting
  • Admin – Office management, committee support (Clinical, Complaints, Discipline), Board of Examiners meetings & decision notices

Gen Coughlan

Administrative Support, Regulatory Services
Telephone: (902) 429-7799 x 228
Email: [email protected]

  • Registration – Telepractice applications (for social workers in other provinces seeking authorization for electronic social work with NS clients) and verification of registrant status (for NS social workers pursuing telepractice elsewhere)
  • Admin – Bookkeeping, committee support (Connections, Decolonization, Professional Development, Professional Standards, Social Justice)
  • Member portal – Login & password assistance, professional development tracking, general troubleshooting
  • Annual Renewals Account access, invoices, payments, troubleshooting
  • Advertising Job board & newsletter submissions

Wilhemina Welbeck

Administrative Support, Membership Services
Telephone: (902) 429-7799 x 226
Email: [email protected]

  • Media RelationsPoint of contact for NSCSW spokespeople, background inquiries
  • Digital & Print Publications Member newsletter, Connection magazine, NSCSW blog, research reports, advocacy materials
  • Social MediaFacebook, YouTubeLinkedIn (Twitter/X account has been sunset)
  • NSCSW Websites  – except registry portal inquiries (see admins above)

Rebecca Faria

Communication Coordinator
Telephone: (902) 429-7799 x 227
Email: [email protected]

  • Registration
  • Candidacy Evaluations
  • Clinical Specialization Assessments
  • Professional Standards & Guidelines
  • Annual Renewal

Position vacant until Fall 2024

Associate Registrar
Telephone: (902) 429-7799 x 221
Email:  TBD

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