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Recognize the contributions of your amazing colleagues! Submit award nominations before November 24, 2024

The Third Annual NSCSW Award Gala was held in Downtown Halifax on October 13, 2023. Our annual awards program recognizes excellence and dedication in the field of social work, as well as the efforts of allies in the health and social sectors. Please join us in person in celebrating these amazing people in our communities.

February 1, 2023 — Nominate a colleague for the CASW Distinguished Service Award! Nominations close on February 20.

Nov 24, 2022 — Please join the NSCSW and featured guest speaker Robert Wright, RSW, to celebrate our award recipients and volunteers from 2022.

20 October 2021 — Save the date for our First Annual Awards Gala. Special guest speaker Dr. Ingrid Waldron.

Our Social Justice Committee has created a new annual award. The Social Justice Ally Award will be given annually to an individual in the public sphere who has used her or his position or social standing to advocate for the role of social workers in serving the public good, and who advances our ethical mandate to work toward the establishment of equity and social justice. Nominations close August 25, 2021.

Every year Nova Scotia social workers who contribute to our profession through practice, leadership, research and education are nominated by their colleagues for our annual awards. We are proud to offer recognition to these outstanding members of our social work community.