Hi there,
I have a question which I hope can be answered with a degree of accuracy here. It is regarding a police caution which I accepted 2 years ago while at University (studying English): I was caught with a personal amount of class C substance and arrested, and subsequently offered a caution for Posession of an ilicit substance, which I accepted (unaware of what the implications would be). Now, in my current situation this is a worry, because after much hard thought and voluntary work experience, I have been advised to train to become a mental health Nurse, which I see as a perfect career move for me for an unlistable amount of reasons.. However, no-one I have spoke to knows about this police caution because I quite frankly see it as an irrelevant and silly mistake which would only end to people judging me unfairly - let's be honest - a lot of people at university have experimented with illegal drugs, but unfortunately I got caught. Now I have no other experience with falling short of the law and have never been accused of anything immoral or untoward in my life - people would describe my character as loving, altruistic, empathetic and dedicated. I have never been violent or abusive and you could say I am a big softy who is fascinated with the everything about the mind (hence my experimentation with drugs - it was supposed to be a positive experimentation!)... Anyway, sorry I am rambling on a bit. What I would like to get advice on is how will this affect my chances of getting accepted on to a Nursing (Mental Health Specialised) degree program?
I have lots of voluntary experience in a whole host of care situations, and generally a positive CV and resume. Please, I hope the responses are positive (but realisitc of course).
Many thanks x