News & Events

July 18, 2022 — Webinar covering everything you always wanted to know about supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ clients and their families. Open to all allied service providers in NS.

June 13, 2022 — We’re collaborating with Wisdom2Action to develop a policy paper on the improvements needed for Nova Scotia’s child welfare system. If you have experience with this system, please consider filling out a survey to help guide our efforts.

July 6, 2022 — An opportunity for NSCSW members to learn about the 2022 changes to PD and ask questions

2 Jun, 2022 — Read ED/R Alec Stratford’s recap of the NSCSW’s two general meetings in May. Video recordings of both meetings are included.

Jun 1, 2022 — There are many ways to honour National Indigenous Peoples Month, especially for those of us who are not Indigenous to Mi’kma’ki. The NSCSW encourages social workers across Nova Scotia to take time this month to learn and reflect on ways to actively work towards reconciliation and decolonization.

June 29, 2022 — A virtual tour of the Mi’kmaq Resource Centre at Cape Breton University, for NSCSW members during National Indigenous History Month.

May 25, 2022 — A crucial part of our land acknowledgement was omitted from our special general meeting and annual general meeting this month. Alec Stratford shares an apology.

June 24, 2022 — Communities of practice offer a framework for practitioners to connect around a common interest for knowledge exchange, knowledge creation, and mutual support.

May 19, 2022 — Open letter from Alec Stratford to Minister MacFarlane, regarding the effects of child welfare policy and legislation on newcomer/refugee families in Nova Scotia.

Collaboration & Change: This special double issue of Connection magazine includes our 2021 annual report. In these pages, College staff, Council members and committee chairs reflect on a year of change and growth.