Tag: resilience

May 29, 2025 — A closed space for 2SLGBTQIA+ social workers to discuss ethics, practice issues, and build connections for safe(r) social work practice.

May 22, 2025 — A community of practice for Black & African Nova Scotian social workers to talk ethics & practice issues, and build connections for safe(r) social work.

Jan 30, 2025 — Quarterly conversation series to support social workers in managing burnout and practicing self-care.

Oct 5, 2023 — Nova Scotian social workers are invited to explore indigenizing our ways of knowing, being and doing, through an arts-based meditation with Dr. Fyre Jean Graveline and the Life as Medicine Circle of Indigenous Healing Arts Team.

Apr 20, 2023 — NSCSW members are invited for a discussion of Rest is Resistance, by Tricia Hersey. This manifesto explores the liberating power of rest, daydreaming, and naps as a foundation for healing and justice.

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.

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.

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.

A message for our members during a time of crisis: What you do matters, and it makes a difference.