PRIVATE PRACTICE Exploring private practice in Nova Scotia from a regulatory perspective BY NSCSW STAFF
240 of our province’s registered social workers are private practitioners. Private practice is a specialized area of social work that has separate regulatory requirements. Its also an amazing opportunity for social workers. It inspires many to launch their own organizations and set up their own business. Private practice is an opportunity to design your own schedule, ignite your entrepreneurial spirit and set your own direction for professional growth.
16 Connection | January 2018
Private practitioners do face challenges as they must promote their practice and ensure that the public is aware of their services. Private practitioners must promote their professional social work credentials and education to insurance companies who too often do not recognize social work as profession that can deliver mental health services. This was one of the driving forces behind the formation of the College’s Private Practice Committee.