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  1. January 13th, 2011, 08:38 PM #1
    Little Chicken
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    I thought that was how you earned it back, doing the refresher course. I must work in the next couple of years then
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  2. January 13th, 2011, 08:42 PM #2
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    oh cool, hope that is just it then.

    eta no Hope, it isn't. We used to be able to just keep our registration current though, and now it's changed....
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  3. January 13th, 2011, 08:53 PM #3
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    If it is like Teaching you will have to a certain number of professional Development (PD) hours anda certain number of practical hours to get re registered.....i think te practical stuff is semi supervised stuff.....
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  4. January 29th, 2011, 02:08 PM #4
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    Kim I have been looking into it because I havent worked for 2.5 years. If you havent worked for more than 5 years you have to do a refresher course and pass that in order to be re registered. Then once thats happened, you have to do at least 20 hours a year of professional development which is mandatory. i am not sure how many hours you need to actually work per year to keep it up or if you have to for the new system. Its all kind of confusing. They are going to be apparently strict with the auditing of the pd though. HTH....

    I want to go back to work but I dont want to go into mental health anymore...its the only thing i have done since graduating since 1999. Any suggestions for a good area to go into?
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  5. January 29th, 2011, 02:24 PM #5
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    Melissa- Maybe try Agency work or Bank work somewhere and see if any specific areas interest you?

    Kim-Yeah what Melissa said above, they prolly hold your rego til you complete the refresher course.
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  6. January 29th, 2011, 02:40 PM #6
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    Thanks girls. I rang and spoke to them as I didn't want to pay it if it was going to be knocked back. They just said everything you guys did so all that's changed is that I pay less lol. I'll get a refund from the full price when they knock me back.

    Does anyone know the BPAY details? the code and then is it just your registration number as a reference? I've tried to ring all week but got cut off or on hold for and hour (which DS is never really pleased about somehow lol).

    Mel you and I must have graduated the same year!
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  7. January 30th, 2011, 08:06 AM #7
    minimatron
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    Sorry cant help you with the bpay thing... I dont even know where I put my paper work!!! And my brain doesnt reach that far back!

    I graduated from VUT in Footscray in 1999. I went straight into my grad year doing mental health. I only wish now that I did half med/surg and half mental health. I really enjoyed the thril of mental health when i was younger and had no kids...now its a different story. I have had so many incidents that I dont think I could do it anymore. I dont really want to go back to work but I feel I should because I dont want to waste all that study. I wouldnt have a clue what else to do. I was thinking maybe I could study more and do teaching or maybe ..... I dont know! AAggg. What area did you work in?
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