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Trust, respect and recognition.
Personal support workers are the largest group of unregulated health care providers. Being registered shows you’ve met qualifications and are committed to protecting the public by being held accountable for safe, quality, ethical care.
It builds the reputation of PSWs.
When you are registered with HSCPOA, it shows you are accountable to provide safe, quality care like other regulated, health providers including nurses, dietitians and physiotherapists.
It makes you stand out.
Being registered differentiates you from unregistered PSWs who are not accountable to an oversight body.
More employment opportunities.
Being on our Public Register means employers and the public can easily find you in a list of qualified, registered PSWs. Employers may prefer to hire HSCPOA registered PSWs.
You can use the HSCPOA Visual Mark.
Colleagues, employers and recipients of your services will immediately recognize you as a PSW registered with HSCPOA.
It’s free and voluntary.
There is currently no cost to become registered and be part of HSCPOA’s Public Register.