Tag: professional development

Oct 27, 2021 — NSCSW Members are invited to provide feedback on new professional development standards proposed to take effect in 2022.

Oct 25, 2021 — NSCSW Members are invited to provide feedback on new professional development standards proposed to take effect in 2022.

Oct 18, 2021 — NSCSW Members are invited to provide feedback on new professional development standards proposed to take effect in 2022.

14 October, 2021 — Ethical Implications of Spirituality in the Social Work Setting; a theoretical overview of the challenges and opportunities. Part one of a three part webinar series with Nadia Siritsky and CASW.

1 October 2021 — Join Alec Stratford to discuss updates to sexual misconduct standards & policy proposed for social workers in Nova Scotia.

23 September, 2021 — A workshop for NSCSW members on the foundations of ethical social work practice, particularly in the Nova Scotian context.

28 Jun, 2020 − To accommodate and to encourage personal self-care and reflection, and as well as to maintain safety in our practice, the Board of Examiners and Council of the College are temporarily amending the Professional Development Requirements policy for 2021.

May 19, 2021 — Join NSCSW staff member Nadia Siritsky, SWC, for an overview of the research related to compassion fatigue, burnout, and vicarious trauma, and how these affect social workers. Participants will learn to identify the ethical implications of a lack of attention to this pervasive issue, and will learn about several techniques and strategies to address this problem.

March 23, 2021 — In this webinar we discuss findings from qualitative study conducted in the HRM that sought to identify support systems and strategies to strengthen the capacity of families from urban Indigenous, African Nova Scotian, and immigrant and refugee populations in the Halifax Regional Municipality to mobilize communities to prevent the entry or re-entry of children into state care.

March 4, 2021 — This workshop will present a brief overview of the research related to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and how this science can better equip social workers to assist clients to lead authentic, fulfilling, and autonomous lives.