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 five 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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Nîsohkamâtowak: Empowering Two Spirit & Indigequeer Youth
Fri, Jan. 16, 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 Emily Hearn, MSW, RSW (they/them/she/her/he/him)
Throughout the histories of Indigenous communities, Two Spirits and queer peoples have played significant roles in the social, political, spiritual, and familial realms of day-to-day life. However, as part of the ongoing colonization project in the Western world, there has been an intentional attempt to erase these important histories. This workshop, intended for Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants alike, establishes a foundational understanding of Indigenous queerness, explores the works of historical and contemporary Two Spirit peoples, and helps participants envision a world that centres reciprocity and relationship.
Price:
Non-members: $300 +HST
Members: $200 +HST
Register now: https://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=1125&EID=32764
Designed for social workers and social service professionals, these sessions are guided by guided by Indigenous presenters with deep ties to these topics.
All sessions are open to Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners.
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Integrating Emotion-Focused Therapy Principles and Interventions in Working with Older Adults
Jan. 19 — Feb. 15, 2026
When: Monday, Jan 19 – Sunday, Feb 15, 2026 (4 weeks)
Sufficient Enrolment Decision Deadline: Mon, Jan 12, 2026
ONLINE weekly at your discretion
Cost: $240 (Students $120)
Description: Clinicians and care providers often encounter emotional reactions that are hard to access, regulate, or process. These moments can feel complex and hard to navigate, especially when working with older adults who may have an impaired emotion system. This science-informed workshop with Dr. Carmine Malfitano offers a clear, practical approach to understanding and working with emotion in therapy. Drawing from the principles of Emotion Focused Therapy and tailored specifically to older adults, the training introduces a foundational framework for identifying and assessing difficult emotional processes, deepening emotional experience, and applying targeted interventions that support movement and change. Whether you are a therapist or care provider who is looking to strengthen your effectiveness in working with emotion, this four-week course offers both conceptual clarity and practical strategies you can immediately integrate into your work.
Details and registration: https://aging.utoronto.ca/integrating-emotion-focused-therapy-principles-and-interventions-in-working-with-older-adults/ -
Coping with Grief using the Sacred
Wed, Jan. 21, 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 Mary Anne Caibaiosai – MSW, PhD c. (she/her)
In this workshop, Mary Anne Caibaiosai will share spiritual practices that Anishinaabe people follow in times of illness, death in the family and community and explore how some of these practices can be applied in your own life and professional practice. Some ceremonies and practices she will describe are intended to inform social workers of ways they can mindfully guide Indigenous clients to Elders and communities that may offer these practices.
Using the holistic framework of the medicine wheel to guide this workshop, participants will learn:
-How to identify the varying forms of grief, and beyond the realm of bereavement, that affect all aspects of who we are
-Anishinaabe spiritual practices and ceremonies that aim to reduce emotional heaviness, mental anguish, spiritual darkness and physical pain that comes from holding grief and loss in our being
-Holistic practices that everyone can seek out in their own lives, and to help others, including going to the land
-Ceremonial practices Anishinaabe embrace as ways to honour our ancestors, to honour ourselves, the generations behind us and those yet to come
Participants will also be invited to share practices they use to support loss and grief, as well as practices related to death and bereavement.
Price:
Non-members: $300 +HST
Members: $200 +HST
Register now: https://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=1125&EID=32770
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.
Certificates of participation will be provided following each event. -
Counselling Adult Survivors of Sexual Violence Course
Jan. 22 — Apr. 9, 2026 5:00pm — 7:00pm
This training from the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services (AASAS) will run from January 22 to April 9, 2026, with weekly sessions held on Thursdays from 2:00–4:00 p.m. MT (5:00 - 7:00 pm AST).
Designed for professionals supporting survivors of sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse (all genders), this course offers an integrative, mindfulness-based approach to ongoing assessment and therapeutic intervention. Participants will gain practical tools, clinical insight, and a deeper understanding of trauma-informed care in a collaborative and supportive learning environment.
Cost
Early Bird: $645.00 until November 13, 2025 (application & payment must be received by this date)
After November 13, 2025: $695.00
Course Application Deadline
January 1, 2026 (while space is available).
Learn more and register: https://aasas.ca/training/counselling-adult-survivors-of-sexual-violence/
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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/ -
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.
Certificates of participation will be provided following each event. -
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.