Challenges  and Opportunities for Africentric Social Work Practice

Nova Scotia College of Social Workers

A lunch & learn overview of Africentric social work practice, presented for members of the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers.

<p>Join us for a special lunch and learn in honour of <a href="http://nscsw.org/ahm-2022" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">African Heritage Month</a>. Members of the <a href="https://nscsw.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nova Scotia College of Social Workers</a> are invited to hear from some of the contributors of the recently published book, <a href="https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/africentric-social-work" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><em>Africentric Social Work</em></a>. Our guest speakers will discuss some of the challenges and opportunities facing this important approach to social work, and explain some practical strategies to integrate its principles into our practice. </p><p>During registration, please share one question that you have regarding Africentric social work that you hope will be answered by this session; these questions will be shared with the speakers.</p><h2>Speakers</h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.mun.ca/socialwork/about/people/faculty/dmullings.php" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dr. Delores Mullings</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ryerson.ca/early-childhood-studies/careers/alumni/anita-rachel-ewan/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dr. Anita Rachel Ewan</a></li><li><a href="https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/bernard-wanda-thomas/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Senator Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard</a></li></ul><h2>Eligibility</h2><p>Must be a member of the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers to attend; all active, associate, retired, and student members are welcome. There is no other prerequisite for this session. </p><h2>Questions? </h2><p>Contact the College&#x27;s Professional Practice Consultant, N Siritsky, at nadia.siritsky@nscsw.org.</p><p></p>

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