News & Events

Feb 1, 2023 — The provincial theme developed by the Nova Scotia African Heritage Month Information Network for 2023 is Seas of Struggle – African Peoples from Shore to Shore: a call to reflect upon the struggles that African people have experienced from the shores of Africa to the shores of Nova Scotia, and the role of the Atlantic in those experiences.

Feb 27, 2023 — NSCSW members are invited to explore strategies for integrating advocacy within social work practice.

Conference submissions for The Ethics of Allyship (May 12-13, 2023) are due on February 6, 2023.

Feb 24, 2023 — Nova Scotian social workers are invited to develop their professional ethics by collaboratively exploring possible scenarios. This session will explore how Africentricity must inform ethical decision making in Nova Scotia, especially within the health care context.

Feb 24, 2023 (1PM) — Candidates who have not yet actively started the Candidacy Mentorship Program are invited to join virtual focus groups in February 2023 for a discussion about the program and what adjustments, if any, need to be made to strengthen training and preparedness to practice and protect the public.

Feb 24, 2023 (9AM) — Candidates who have not yet actively started the Candidacy Mentorship Program are invited to join virtual focus groups in February 2023 for a discussion about the program and what adjustments, if any, need to be made to strengthen training and preparedness to practice and protect the public.

Feb 23, 2023 — Join NSCSW, the Dalhousie School of Social Work’s Diversity & Equity Committee, and and Healthy Populations Institute Flagship Project (HPI), Improving the Health Outcomes of People of African Descent for an evening panel discussion about bringing Africentric perspectives into health care.

Feb 23, 2023 (9AM) — NSCSW members who have recently completed the Candidacy Mentorship Program are invited to join virtual focus groups in February 2023 for a discussion about the program and what adjustments, if any, need to be made to strengthen training and preparedness to practice and protect the public.

Feb 23, 2023 (7PM) — NSCSW members who are actively involved with the Candidacy Mentorship Program as candidates are invited to join virtual focus groups in February 2023 for a discussion about the program and what adjustments, if any, need to be made to strengthen training and preparedness to practice and protect the public.

Feb 22, 2023 — During African Heritage Month, NSCSW members are invited to join Tanya McHarg to explore strategies for self-care and developing resilience despite systemic racism.