Tag: intersectional approach

Nov 25, 2025 — In advance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, social workers, survivors, and government representatives gathered in downtown Halifax on November 24, 2025, for a pivotal conference that underscored social work’s critical responsibility in dismantling the normalization of gender-based and intimate partner violence, and championed the empowerment of survivors.

Sep 25, 2025 — Courtenay Vickers, RD, considers the role of social workers in supporting service users’ relationships with food, eating, and nourishing their bodies.

Nov 23, 2023 — Join NSCSW and the Dalhousie School of Social Work’s Diversity & Equity Committee for an interactive evening panel discussion moderated by Dr. Nancy Ross, RSW.

Oct 3, 2023 — The Nova Scotia College of Social Workers is proud to continue partnering with the Diversity and Equity Committee (DEC) at the Dalhousie School of Social Work on a professional development series that began in January 2023.

June 18, 2020 — Pride is an important month to celebrate the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and the political victories won that champion the rights of sexual and gender minorities. Social workers have continued to be on the front lines working as allies to end the discrimination and stigma still too often felt.

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 »