Continuing Education and Events

The NBASW delivers Ethics, Standards, and Guidelines Training at no cost to members. Members must complete at least one of the available trainings annually.

Available trainings can be found in Member Resources.

The NBASW partners with CASW to provide free, live and on-demand training through the CASW Webinar Platform. Members can access over 50 free live and On-Demand webinars annually by creating a CASW login at: https://www.casw-acts.ca/en/user/register /

Recent NBASW French Webinars include:

• Tenir compte des traumatismes et des dimensions culturelles en intervention with Chantal Bourassa and Isabel Lanteigne
• Briser le cycle d’une “jeunesse en transition” : La surreprésentation des jeunes pris en charge dans le système de justice penal with Melanie Doucet
• Les jeunes pris en charge comptent : Examiner les expériences des jeunes pris en charge dans le système canadien de protection de l’enfance en transition vers la vie adulte pendant la pandémie COVID-19 with Melanie Doucet
• Aucun jeune n'est une île : Transformer les attentes d’indépendance à l’interdépendance pour les anciens jeunes prise en charge with Melanie Doucet
• Les relations comptent : Examiner les voies menant à des relations de soutien à long terme pour les jeunes pris en charge qui font la transition vers la vie adulte with Melanie Doucet.
• Service Social International Canada with Sylvie J Lapointe
• Un appel à la compassion de soi pour les TS: qu'est ce que c'est et comment en faire? with Emmanuelle Khoury.

Recent NBASW English Webinars include:

• Breaking the Cycle for “Crossover Youth”: The overrepresentation of youth in care in the Criminal Justice System with Melanie Doucet
• Youth in Care Matter: Examining the experiences of youth ‘aging out’ of the Canadian Child Welfare System during the COVID-19 Pandemic with Melanie Doucet
• No Youth Is An Island: Shifting expectations of independence towards interdependence for former foster youth with Melanie Doucet
• Relationships Matter: Examining the pathways to supportive long-term relationships for youth ‘aging out’ of care with Melanie Doucet.
• I think my Client might have OCD:  How to Identify Symptoms of OCD and What to Do Next with April Vass and Jessica Bodie.
• CBT & Self-Compassion with Darcy Corey.
• International Social Service Canada with Sylvie J Lapointe.

NBASW membership includes CASW membership. Together, members can access the following resources for free or discounted rates:

• ACHIEVE Centre for Leadership – 15% discount with promo code NBASW15
• Crisis and Trauma Research Institute (CTRI)  - 15% discount with promo code NBASW15
• Social Work Reference Center – Free
• SocINDEX – Free
• CASW Private Practice Portal – Free
• Canadian Social Work journal – Free
• Canadian Social Work Review journal – Free
• Private Practice Portal - Free
• Centre for Indigegogy - Log in – 10 % discount on selected courses with CASW promo code.
• Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP) - Log in – 20% discount with CASW promo code.
• IFSW Membership

If you would like to offer training to NBASW members at a discounted rate, please contact us.

Want to share your expertise with members?

The NBASW awards the Professional Development Fund to NBASW members who present an NBASW webinar in their area of knowledge, expertise and/or practice. 

Click here to apply for the annual NBASW Professional Development Fund.

The following organizations offer ongoing continuing education opportunities. Please click the links below to see what they have to offer.

French resources:

• Société Santé en français
• Conférences Connexion
• Porte-Voix: Formations en santé mentale
  
• Fondation du Nouveau-Brunswick pour l’adoption

English resources:

• Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness
• Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction 
• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health 
• Wilfrid Laurier University
• CEYOU!
• University of Toronto - Institute for Life Course and Aging
• ACHIEVE’s monthly featured leadership webinar
• NB Adoption Foundation

NBASW's Chapters regularly organize events for members to connect with social workers in their area. Members can contact their Chapter for information on upcoming local chapter events.