News & Events

Jan 31, 2024 — Big Ideas in Mental Health is a panel discussion series hosted by the NSCSW Social Justice Committee. Join us to discuss the psychosocial, spiritual and structural factors surrounding death and dying in Nova Scotia. (originally scheduled for Sep 20, 2023 and postponed)

Jan 29, 2024 — Join us for a day of learning and advocacy around Nova Scotia’s housing crisis.

Jan 24, 2024 — Join social workers, health experts and first voice panelists to learn more about fat liberation as a social justice issue, and to understand how weight bias and sizeism affect mental health.

Jan 22, 2024 — Bring your lunch and join TESS and the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers (NSCSW) online to learn about human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation in the Nova Scotian context. The Trafficking and Exploitation Services System (TESS) is a partnership of over 70 agencies across our province who are working together to respond to the commercial sexual exploitation of children and youth.

Dec 21, 2024 — Our professional standards and ethics committee has put together comprehensive documentation guidelines to support our members in documenting their activities, and in their practice. 

Jan 19, 2024 — Research insights into animal hoarding from a social work perspective

The NSCSW office will be open the morning of December 22. From December 27-29, a limited number of staff will be available to assist with the final days of the annual renewal period; office visits during that time will be by appointment only, and video calls are strongly recommended as an alternative. We will fully reopen on January 2.

Dec 18, 2023 — New regulations regarding private practice registration and clinical practice are planned to take effect in April 2024.

Jan 12, 2024 — Nova Scotia social workers are invited to learn from someone with first-hand experience of conversion practices and unlearning bias.

NSCSW members are invited to join our communities of practice. The next virtual meetup is on December 15, 2023.