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EDITORIAL
STORIES THAT CONNECT
BY HAROLD BEALS, OUTGOING CO-CHAIR OF THE EDITORIAL COMMITTEE AND ALEC STRATFORD
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THESE ARE YOUR STORIES
Connection is the foundational tool that the NSCSW uses to promote our amazing profession. It is produced three times during each calendar year, in the fall, winter and spring.
The goal of this magazine is clear; it aims to share social work stories that connect. We know that social workers are leaders who provide essential services to support Nova Scotians lead healthier, happier lives. We’re sharing their stories, struggles and celebrating their successes. Connection illustrates the realities and challenges that social workers face, promotes the profession’s passionate work, and brings stories from our community to life.
We are very pleased to report the readership of Connection has grown. Mobile-friendly story formatting and social media outreach has resulted in significant readership increases over the last two years. Our messages are going beyond the College membership and reaching the public.
We hope that members see the benefit of sharing our stories with the public. The full-colour digital magazine is distributed to social workers, government, community and advocacy groups and more; along with the digital issue we print a number of copies to send to all MLAs and MPs in Nova Scotia to share your incredible work.
REPRESENTING OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORT
Being a member of the Editorial Committee has been a privilege and an honour. It means being able to provide an opportunity for your colleagues and others to use their voice to inform each other and the general public about developments in the profession.
Connection’s first editor, Robert Doyle, outlined the editorial policy at the 1966 AGM by eloquently stating:
At that time, as today, the profession needed a voice to express our collective effort, to inform each other of the advances being made in our profession, and to inform the public about the injustices being faced by many people in our society. We have maintained this commitment for the past 55 years. Connection has evolved over time, from a newsletter to a fullfledged magazine, but the editorial policy has remained relatively unchanged. It represents our collective effort and takes its rightful place as a vehicle to inform, experiment and innovate.
It is a privilege to be a member of the Editorial Committee, and to assist with the creation of each publication and put it together in an attractive format. It is rewarding to make known new ideas and developments being advanced by our academic colleagues, our clinical colleagues, and our practitioners who engage closely with people who live in poverty and are facing intolerable injustices. We admit that trying to enlighten our society to overt and hidden injustices and suggesting new ways to correct wrongs is not easy, but being on the Editorial Committee is one way we can support that essential work.
2020 COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Harold Beals (co-chair), Jodi Butler, Rebecca Faria (staff), Bessie Harris, Shalyse Sangster (co-chair), Alec Stratford (staff), Linda Turner, Annemieke Vink (staff)
Connection started as a newsletter in 1966. Harold Beals guided its transformation into Connection Magazine in 2017
