Aug 22, 2023 — Social workers are invited to learn about the traditional African concept of Ubuntu during your lunch break.
Lunch & Learn: Ubuntu principles & social work practice
Tag: Africentric
Lunch & Learn: Ethics café (African-centred ethical practice)
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.
DEC Panel: African Centred Approaches to Black Health
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.
DEC Panel: Teaching While Black
Feb 16, 2023 — Join the Dalhousie School of Social Work’s Diversity & Equity Committee and a panel of Black and African educators for this discussion during African Heritage Month.
DEC Panel: Fitting African Centred Perspectives into Social Work Practice
Feb 9, 2023 — Join NSCSW and the Dalhousie School of Social Work’s Diversity & Equity Committee for an evening panel discussion commemorating African Heritage Month.
Introducing our new Joint Professional Development Series
The Nova Scotia College of Social Workers is proud and excited to partner with the Diversity and Equity Committee (DEC) at the Dalhousie School of Social Work on a new professional development series. We hope to help bridge the gap between academia and practice by creating a collective forum where social work students, social work… Read more »
DEC Panel: Culturally Responsive Healthcare to Reduce Gender Based Violence
Jan 19, 2023 — Africentric principles can be incorporated into health research, program development, and service delivery for African Nova Scotian communities. Join the Dalhousie School of Social Work’s Diversity & Equity Committee for this research conversation.
Mini-conference — The Shadow Pandemic: Culturally responsive approaches to intimate partner violence
March 4 2022 — Mini-conference on challenges and opportunities of serving Nova Scotians who face intimate partner violence during the pandemic.
PANEL — Big Ideas in Mental Health for Black & African Nova Scotians
February 16, 2022 — Join us for an online panel discussion about social justice issues and resources affecting mental health for African, Caribbean & Black Nova Scotians.
Webinar: Challenges & Opportunities for Africentric Social Work Practice
February 17, 2022 — Join us for a lunch & learn with several of the contributors to Africentric Social Work, a recently published text.
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