Regulatory requirements for health-care workers – Part 2

Part 2 – Requirements under the National Code

In whatever profession or career we work in, we are subject to certain laws and regulations which govern the way we work. The purpose of these is for the safety and wellbeing of workers and the public whom they serve.

Evolve College fully backs and supports safe and ethical practice in health-care and we are leaders in this field in terms of the education we provide, to support the workers in health-care of tomorrow to be equipped to provide true quality care to those they serve.

In Part 1 of this series on regulatory requirements for health-care workers, we looked at the National Code of Conduct that was endorsed by COAG in 2015 and has been enacted in various states as outlined in Part 1.

In this article, we look at the provisions of the National Code and therefore the main principles you need to comply with if you are a health-care service provider.

Regulatory requirements for health-care workers

Part 1 – Introduction to the National Code

Complying with all legal and regulatory requirements is a fundamental part of any business, including as a health-care practitioner such as a massage therapist, counsellor, or a therapist of another unregistered health-care modality.

If you practise in health-care, are you aware of all the requirements you need to meet?

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The key to true quality

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Development – Part 3

The lie about education

Development – Part 2

The lie about trying

In Part 1 of this series, we started to expose the illusion of what we think is development. This week, we continue this – looking this time at the lie about trying.

Since birth, we are taught that we need to develop – but have we turned the true meaning of development on its head?

Development – Part 1

We are all developing things all the time – beginning things. But the way we go about development is very telling.

For instance, in a housing development, if we were the developer, would we have a funnel vision focused on making the most out of the development for the least possible expenditure, or would we consider the bigger picture and how the development could take care of everybody’s interests, i.e. the whole?

Stepping out in front of the crowd – Part 4 – The bigger picture

In this series, we have looked at the harm that is caused to all of us by our unspoken agreement or contract that says we will not expose each other (outside certain things we have decided are no-go zones, such as murder and the like) and will just keep quiet and allow a lot to slip under the carpet. We have also looked at the fact that this contract, where we all agree to be less than true, and less than what we all actually could be, keeps us all down.

And why do we put up with it? The answer is because it actually suits us – because we know that if we bring the truth, it can cause disruption and it can mean that others target us, and we do not like this. So for the sake of our own comfort, we say a big No to truth (sorry Truth, not this time), and a big Yes to our own self-comfort and maintaining the status quo. The true result is that we all live in a society that operates at a mundane, function-only level, which strips out the true joy, vitality and beauty we could have and share if we all decided to bring our all.

Stepping out of the crowd – Part 3 – Right v Truth

In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the unspoken contracts or agreements we have with each other in society that say that we will not ruffle feathers and will allow what we know is not truth, and allow things that harm, because we have all agreed to operate as less. What is the pay off? The pay-off is that we ourselves don’t get exposed either. As long as our conduct is not outside what we have set down as the law, we are fine for it to continue.

As shown in Part 2 of this series, we actually have a trade off that we implement here – we decide that our own comfort, our desire to not be targeted if people do not like what we say etc etc, comes before our desire to uphold the truth. In other words, we know the truth, but we decide to put our own self-needs ahead of it.

That continues until such time as we decide it doesn’t actually work – it doesn’t work for us, or for those close to us, or for the entire society which we share. 

Stepping out in front of the crowd – Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the unspoken agreement or contract we have with each other in society to stay silent and not bring our all. We have agreed, without actually outwardly admitting it, that we will not shine too much, we will not say things that will expose others, and we will play our part to keep the status quo going, just the way it is. The pay-off is that we get our comfort within the status quo. The great loss is that we all miss out on the far grander and greater whole we could experience and share if we busted out of the limits the contracts impose, and decide to bring our all.

Stepping out in front of the crowd – Part 1

Is it possible that we all have an unspoken agreement with each other to keep us at a certain level?

How often do you feel you cannot move out ahead of the crowd because it will cause too much disruption and reaction from those around you? This is possibly far more common than we realise.