Tag: professional development

We’re gathering Nova Scotia’s social work community at the annual NSCSW Conference in May 2021 to collaboratively develop our social justice praxis.

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 amending the Professional Development Requirements policy for 2020.

May 8, 2020 — Social workers are needing to make rapid changes to their social work practice to adapt to the COVID 19 pandemic. Heidi Sturgeon, an RSW in NS who’s been practicing online therapy for the past 4 years, offers an overview of how to transition to social work telepractice. Recording available on-demand after event via CASW.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved, many folks have reached out for guidance on best practices for using technology to conduct their social work practice.

May 22-23, 2020 —Join us for our annual conference and AGM: “Mental Health, Today and Tomorrow.” Early bird rates are available until March 31. Conference registration closes May 8. Save yourself a seat on Eventbrite today.

Ethical behaviour is at the core of social work practice. It guides our actions and is part of everyday decision-making.

All social workers associated with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers must complete five hours of professional development in social work ethics over a five year period.

As our members know, Registered Social Workers and Social Worker Candidates need to renew their registration every year. Renewals for 2020 will open in October 2019. When renewals open, we’ll share more detailed information on the process for renewing your registration. For now: Make a plan to complete your professional development hours. Include your registration… Read more »

Social workers are consistently faced with ethical dilemmas in practice. This session is a small-group discussion on ethics and the struggles that social work practitioners are experiencing.
Participants bring their diverse experiences and perspectives to an intensive, interactive exploration of an ethical scenario.

An informative and engaging session of dementia training to support you in your professional practice and in your personal life.

The purpose of the workshop is to build trauma awareness by reviewing common definitions, types, and impacts of trauma as well as exploring research. The workshop will explore the key principles of trauma informed care and how they can be applied to generalist social work settings. The sessions will also review how social workers are impacted by trauma and how to mitigate the effects of working in trauma exposed environments.