Continuing Education and Events
The NBASW develops, coordinates and promotes professional education opportunities to support members in meeting the continuing professional education requirements. The NBASW does this in six ways:
Free NBASW Mandatory Ethics, Standards, and Guidelines Training for members
NBASW Professional Development Fund
Additional Continuing Education Opportunities
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Upcoming Events
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2026 Virtual Forum: AI & GBV – Harms, Impacts, and Emerging Practices in Prevention & Response + Survey
Feb. 3 — 4, 2026 2:00pm — 5:30pm
The Learning Network’s 2026 Virtual Forum (LN Virtual Forum) will bring together practitioners, researchers, and advocates to examine how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is both contributing to gender-based violence (GBV) and reshaping practice across the GBV and allied sectors.
The LN Virtual Forum aims to create an evidence-informed, Trauma- and Violence-Informed (TVI), and survivor-centered space for exploring AI-enabled forms of GBV and the implications for practice, prevention and response across the GBV and allied sectors.
Learning Objectives
-By attending this LN Virtual Forum, participants will:
-Enhance understanding and awareness of how AI is being used as a form of GBV and its intersecting impacts.
-Increase awareness of how AI is shaping GBV practice, prevention and response.
-Apply a TVI lens to discuss implications of AI for survivors, persons causing harm, practitioners, and communities.
-Build shared “AI literacy” across the GBV sector, supporting informed conversations about ethics, sector concerns and responsible use.
-Support calls for equitable, accountable community- and survivor-centered approaches to navigating and responding to AI.
February 3 & 4, 2026 | 1:00 – 4:30 PM ET
Register: https://kh-cdc-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wX1dO_vCR9WogkOvHn1GpQ
Have your say on AI & GBV!
Share your insights on how AI is showing up across GBV prevention, response, and service delivery, including your awareness or experience addressing AI-enabled forms of GBV. Your insights will help inform the LN Virtual Forum and guide future learning and dialogue.
Access the survey: https://www.gbvlearningnetwork.ca/knowledge-exchanges/ke15/survey.html
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Hospital Discharge Planning for Older Adults
Feb. 9 — Mar. 8, 2026
When: Monday, February 9 – Sunday, March 8, 2026 (4 weeks)
Cost: $240 (Students/Seniors $120)
Description: Improving transitional care planning increases patient satisfaction and reduces adverse events and avoidable hospital readmissions for older adults. In this workshop, participants will learn about the hospital discharge process, systemic and organizational challenges to effective discharge, how to navigate discharge with vulnerable patients and those with complex needs, and best practices to facilitate smooth transitions out of hospital.
Details and registration: https://aging.utoronto.ca/events/workshops/hospital-discharge-planning-for-older-adults/ -
Technology-Facilitated Gender-based Violence Training
Feb. 10 — 11, 2026 1:00pm — 2:30pm
The Department of Justice and Public Safety, in partnership with Women’s Equality and Women and Gender Equity Canada, invites you to register for the free upcoming training: Building on the Basics: Understanding Legal Remedies, AI & Children’s Tech in Technology-facilitated gender-based violence.
This training includes 4 sessions:
• From online harassment to digital stalking: Legal remedies to Technology-facilitated violence (Feb 10, 1pm – 2:30pm)
• AI in Advocacy: Balancing innovation and safety for survivors (Feb 10, 3pm – 4:30pm)
• Deepfakes and AI (Feb 11, 1pm – 2:30pm)
• Unwired from Control: Unmasking gender-based violence through children’s technology (Feb 11, 3pm – 4:30pm)
Register now: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=736L4AG1Z0qe0Afji_zO5-ujfzVP9TFIs_D2gRwEVyFUNEdTRlZTN0JTWU9GUE5TRFBMTFczVEpFUC4u
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The Tree of Self
Feb. 10 — Mar. 17, 2026 6:00pm — 8:00pm
NBASW Member Erica Vienneau will be hosting a FREE two-part art therapy activity, titled "The Tree of Self," through February and March. This activity is designed to help social workers and social work technicians explore their personal and professional identities through the metaphor of a tree. More information is available here: https://mcusercontent.com/575b648e2908901dea7ff1b0c/files/e4c57dbb-6a69-4ca9-60cc-1001eb3ea938/Tree.of.Self_Registration_Promo.01.pdf
This activity is available to social workers and social work technicians due to the CASW & NBASW Grant, funded by BMS.
Space for these sessions is limited - make sure to register as soon as possible to secure your spot!
SESSION DATES & TIMES
PART 1 – English
-February 10 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
-Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/q_3pXlbSQay1wj8_sROC7Q#/
PART 2 – English
-March 10 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
-Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sxO9sLopToSLyuMSm_Lzbw#/registration
PART 1 – French
-February 17 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
-Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7RLha3ZlTOmJl3SBXJT-bA#/registration
PART 2 – French
-March 17 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
-Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/MvPFSCpPSB6MOLJ1Kq9rLw#/registration
Participants are encouraged to attend Part 1 before Part 2, as the second session builds on the reflective work completed in the first session. -
NSCSW Lunch & Learn: Prevention of social polarization & extremism
Thu, Feb. 19, 2026 12:00pm — 1:30pm
Date: Feb 19, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM AST
Price: Free
Registration and more details: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/nscsw-lunch-learn-prevention-of-social-polarization-extremism-tickets-1976789981047?aff=oddtdtcreator
A webinar in partnership with Canadian Practitioners Network for the Prevention of Radicalization and Extremist Violence (CPN-PREV).
This introductory session offers a critical overview of the Prevention of Violent Extremism (PVE) landscape in Canada, inviting participants to examine how history, power, and social context shape the field.
The session revisits key terms such as violence, social polarization, and prevention from a critical perspective, exploring how definitions influence policies, priorities, and frontline practices. Participants will reflect on how dominant narratives can both inform and limit our understanding of prevention, sometimes reproducing exclusion or harm. The session encourages practitioners to locate their own positionality and imagine approaches to prevention grounded in dignity, responsibility, and collective safety, by situating PVE within broader conversations on justice and community well-being.
The Nova Scotia College of Social Workers (NSCSW) is offering this webinar in partnership with the Canadian Practitioner Network for the Prevention of Radicalization and Extremist Violence (CPN-PREV), an evidence-based and practitioner-centered network committed to preventing violent extremism.
Objectives
Critically analyze how historical context, power dynamics, and social factors shape the definitions and implementation of PVE policies and practices in Canada.
Identify and evaluate how dominant narratives in the PVE field may inadvertently reproduce exclusion or harm and reflect on their own positionality within these frameworks.
Develop alternative approaches to violence prevention that center dignity, collective safety, and community well-being, moving beyond traditional security-focused models.
Speakers
Dr. Ghayda Hassan is the director of CPN-PREV, and a clinical psychologist and professor of clinical psychology at UQAM university in Montreal. Her systematic reviews, research and clinical activities are centred around four main areas of clinical cultural psychology:
-social suffering, intercommunity relations, hate, racism and extremist violence;
-intervention in family violence & cultural diversity;
-identity, belonging and mental health of children and adolescents from ethnic/religious
-minorities; and working with vulnerable immigrants and refugees.
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Empowering Wellness: Culturally Rooted Strategies for Resilience
Fri, Feb. 20, 2026 11:00am — 5:00pm
Join the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW) and Wilfrid Laurier University’s Faculty of Social Work for a set of thought-provoking workshops exploring Indigenous approaches to wellness, identity, community healing, and resilience.
Presented by Tatum Albert - BISW, BEd, MSW (she/her)
This session explores how Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing shape approaches to helping and healing in both community and professional settings.
Drawing on land-based learning, ceremony, and relational practices, the session will highlight culturally grounded strategies that foster resilience and wellness. Participants will gain insight into how Indigenous frameworks can complement and transform mainstream practices, with practical takeaways for social work, education, and community engagement. Learners should attend to deepen their understanding of Indigenous knowledge systems and strengthen their ability to engage in culturally safe and holistic practice.
Price:
Non-members: $300 +HST
Members: $200 +HST
Register now: https://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=1125&EID=32771
Designed for social workers and social service professionals, these sessions are guided by Indigenous presenters with deep ties to these topics.
All sessions are open to Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners.
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NBASW Webinar: Beyond Stereotypes: Understanding autism differently
Thu, Feb. 26, 2026 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Date: February 26, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AST
Duration: 60 minutes
Register: https://app.webinar.net/3klVPMaPoNd
Register (FR Webinar, February 25): https://app.webinar.net/xn3PJmqJagE
Autism is still widely understood through persistent stereotypes, often reinforced by media portrayals, social narratives, and institutional practices. These limited perspectives contribute to the invisibility of many autistic profiles, including adults, women, older adults, and individuals from marginalized communities, and can significantly affect access to services, well-being, and social recognition.
This webinar explores autism beyond stereotypes, offering a more nuanced and inclusive understanding of the diversity of autistic experiences. Grounded in a neuroaffirming and person-centered approach, it invites participants to reconsider how autism is understood, discussed, and addressed in community and professional settings.
Particular attention is given to the importance of language, the recognition of strengths, and the inclusion of autistic voices. The webinar aims to support the development of practices and perspectives that promote inclusion, dignity, and meaningful participation of autistic individuals within the community.
This webinar is designed to support participants in learning about and engaging with:
-Autism as a form of neurological diversity, beyond common stereotypes and misconceptions;
-Common stereotypes about autism and their impact on inclusion, recognition, and access to services;
-The diversity of autistic profiles, experiences, an support needs;
-The importance of a neuroaffirming and person-centered approach;
-The role of language, attitudes, and inclusive practices in promoting dignity and social participation of autistic individuals. -
The Safety & Repair Approach to gender based violence
Mar. 25 — Apr. 8, 2026 10:30am — 5:30pm
Gender Based Violence Intervention Training - for Practitioners and Counsellors
The training addresses gender based violence, including intimate partner violence, sexual assault and sexual harassment. It introduces individual practitioners and organizations to a process to address gender based violence which seeks to repair harm without creating more harm. The approach often involves two practitioners, one assisting each person involved through the 3-Phase process.
Practitioners will learn about how to address the four components of repair at each phase. The four components of repair involve:
- acknowledging the details of the abuse;
- creating a plan to stop the abuse;
- acknowledging the effects of the abuse and
- creating a future plan to repair the effects of abuse.
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2026 NBASW Conference & Banquet
Fri, Jun. 12, 2026
The NBASW Conference & Banquet will be held on June 12, 2026 in Red Bank / Metepenagiag, NB. -
2026 NBASW AGM
Sat, Jun. 13, 2026
The 2026 NBASW AGM will be held on June 13, 2026 in Red Bank / Metepenagiag, NB.