Feb 22, 2023 — During African Heritage Month, NSCSW members are invited to join Tanya McHarg to explore strategies for self-care and developing resilience despite systemic racism.
Lunch & Learn: Filling your wellness cup in a racist world
Tag: resilience
Lunch & Learn: How to keep your wellness cup full
Sept 21, 2022 — In order to keep our wellness cup full and thrive in a profession that is all about giving, we need to develop our perspective and personal practices. Join Tanya McHarg, ABSW executive director, to explore how we increase our resilience to vicarious trauma.
The bigger the magnitude, the bigger the response; the aftermath of this Colchester tragedy
Serena Lewis, member of NSCSW and resident of West Colchester, blogs about how grief and loss are experienced during a mass tragedy such as the one in Portapique, and the need for open communication.
Take a moment
A message for our members during a time of crisis: What you do matters, and it makes a difference.
Social work practice during COVID-19
As the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic hits Nova Scotia, the impact on our collective well-being will be felt. The pandemic won’t just impact our physical health, but our mental health as well. In these stressful times professionals from different specialties are called upon to get involved. The goal of social workers in a crisis is to holistically resolve problems through social intervention.
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