News & Events

September 24, 2025 — Meet Kyiaisha Benton, the NSCSW’s new Associate Registrar.

Oct 17, 2025 — A webinar for social workers and helpers who are curious about decolonizing and Indigenizing mental health services (originally planned for Sep 2, postponed)

Oct 16, 2025 — Join NSCSW in Antigonish to network with other NS social workers & learn more about our newly revised Code of Ethics & Standards of Practice.

Oct 15, 2025 — Join NSCSW in Sydney to network with other NS social workers & learn more about our newly revised Code of Ethics & Standards of Practice.

Sep 11, 2025 — NSCSW members are invited to review draft guidelines for issuing medical certificates for employers, and share their feedback.

Student bursaries will be awarded to several NSCSW members who attend accredited social work programs in the fall of 2025. College bursaries are awarded based on the student’s commitment to professional social work practice.

Oct 9, 2025 — Échanger avec les acadiens et les francophones pour renforcer l’éthique, l’équité et l’accessibilité dans le travail social.

Oct 6, 2025 — Échanger avec les acadiens et les francophones pour renforcer l’éthique, l’équité et l’accessibilité dans le travail social.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE4 Sep, 2025 KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX, NS) – As students across Nova Scotia return to school, 2SLGBTQIA+ youth face yet another academic year without updated Guidelines for Supporting Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students. These guidelines, now over a decade old, fail to reflect the current realities and necessary protections, including the bans on conversion practices legislated both… Read more »

Sep 29, 2025 – A webinar exploring the Family/Friends of Individuals at Risk of Suicide Training (FIRST) Program with Dr. Sakina Rizvi.(originally planned for Sep 17, postponed)