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Licence and Registration Please

 As I started to write the following I realised I have watched way too many American cop shows because I came up with the title, License and Registration Please. To talk about the first year anniversary of the Victorian Disability Worker Registration. 

The Victorian Disability Worker Commission (VDWC) launched on 1 July last year.

I emceed a webinar encouraging disability support workers to renew their registration and reminding those who have not yet registered of the professional benefits of doing so. 

Disability Worker Registration allows support workers to have the professional recognition they deserve and at the same time gives people with disabilities the reassurance that if they employ a registered disability worker they have met the Victorian Safety and Quality Standards. 

Now it's time to do some myth busting; the Victorian Disability Worker Registration is separate to the NDIS Quality and Safeguard Check. 

The Victorian disability sector has always been a world leader and with the registration they're aiming to improve the professional skills and reputation of all disability support workers. 

Currently the registration is free and the extra credit and peace of mind that people receive is priceless. So I encourage all support workers and disability agencies in Victoria to register. 

Your registration supports a safer and stronger disability sector.

For renewal and registration please visit www.vdwc.vic.gov.au/registration



Licence and Registration Please


You need a licence and registration to drive a car,

So shouldn't looking after me meet the same bar?

I desperately try and hide the vulnerability caused by my disability;

Shouldn't I be able to trust my carers to have the necessary ability?


Wiping your backside and giving you medication to all kinds of naked situations;

Is it too much to ask for the security of registration?

I know the support workers do their best and work at a high level,

Wouldn't it be easier if a piece of paper could make their clients less stressed?


I cannot live the life I live without the crucial role my carers serve,

So shouldn't they get the credit they deserve?

Empowerment, rights, and professional standard are powerful keys,

So go out today and get your license and registration please.


© Poem by Chris Van Ingen | 21 August 2022

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