Tag: professional development

March 9, 2022 — Read some critical theory. Then come talk about it! Let’s discuss how to dismantle racism in social work education and practice.

March 7, 2022 — All you ever wanted to know about starting a private practice but were afraid to ask.

March 4 2022 — Mini-conference on challenges and opportunities of serving Nova Scotians who face intimate partner violence during the pandemic.

March 2, 2022 — Member forum and celebration for the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers

February 1, 2022 — The theme for our province’s celebration of African Heritage Month this year is Through Our Eyes: The Voices of African Nova Scotians. NSCSW is honouring this month with two special events. 

February 23, 2022 — Join us for a lunch and learn overview of the new professional development standards for all social workers in Nova Scotia.

February 17, 2022 — Join us for a lunch & learn with several of the contributors to Africentric Social Work, a recently published text.

15 December, 2021 — We’re seeking proposals for new professional development opportunities that will be delivered to members of the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers in 2022. Proposals for 2022 are encouraged to be structured in such a way that the presentation be delivered live over Zoom, with the ability to be recorded, so that members can access the content electronically.

December 2, 2021 — The theme for next year’s conference is “Social Work Leading Transformational Change in 2022.” We’re inviting presentation proposals for social workers to share their knowledge about transformational leadership in the context of our profession. The deadline for submissions has been extended to January 21, 2022.

Dec 2, 2021 — This summer, a committee of hard-working social workers, serving on the ad-hoc professional development standards working group, put together a proposal to transform our professional development standards. These changes were approved by Council in November 2021 and will take effect in January 2022.