August 16, 2024 — Third panel discussion in the NSCSW’s 2024 collaborative care series. Come hear from a variety of allied health professionals about how to recognize unmet needs that could benefit from the intervention of a practitioner in another discipline.
May 2, 2024 — Second panel discussion in the NSCSW’s 2024 collaborative care series. Come hear from a variety of allied health professionals about the way that their profession conceptualizes care for individuals who have experienced a heart attack or are dealing with cardiovascular disease.
Oct 19, 2023 — Join NSCSW and the Dalhousie School of Social Work’s Diversity & Equity Committee for an interactive evening panel discussion moderated by Michelle Sutherland-Allan, RSW.
21 October, 2021 — This Wednesday, Premier Tim Houston unveiled his government’s blueprint for dealing with the province’s housing crisis. We’re especially appreciative of the decision to cap rent increases until December 31, 2023. This was an important change of perspective from the new Premier.
May 21 — In a new report released today, “Are you with us? COVID-19 confirms the need to transform Nova Scotia’s social safety net,” authors Tammy Findlay, Christine Saulnier and Alec Stratford provide evidence that the pandemic has proven just how fragile our current social systems are and why we must fundamentally shift our political and economic system to become a sustainable, fair, and just province.
1 in 5 Canadians will have a mental health issue in any given year according to Nova Scotia’s Auditor General’s (AG) recent report on the province’s current mental health system. This report identifies many crucial problems within the current system. However, the AG’s analysis of our current mental health care system is problematic as it… Read more »
CONNECTION is the official newsletter of the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers.
