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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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. -
Learning to Use the Beck Cognitive Therapy Scale Revised: Implications for Training and Supervision.
Thu, Feb. 26, 2026 1:00pm — 2:30pm
In this interactive virtual webinar, participants will learn to use the Cognitive Therapy Rating Scale- Revised (CTRS-R) for training and supervision purposes. The revised scale contains the same eleven items as the original scale developed by Young and Beck (1981) with refined criteria that specify skills for demonstrating competence in delivering CBT. Dr. Miller will provide the rationale for the alignment of theory and research in the development of the CTRS-R and give examples of different skill levels for each item. The webinar will be presented such that it will be appropriate for new therapists as well as seasoned supervisors.
Learning Objectives
• Participants will be able to explain the alignment of theory, research, and practice as it related to the CTRS-R
• Participants will be able to use the CTRS-R to teach CBT skills
• Participants will be able to use the CTRS-R to evaluate therapist competency in CBT
REGISTRATION AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS: https://cacbt.member365.ca/public/event/details/1bb6d1bc5ace298bd3520ed3ed5f53051a4c0f0b/1 -
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.