How will a diversion affect whether or not I get to do my respiratory therapy clinicals?

Question

Hey everyone,

Ok, so I'm going to go into a respiratory therapy program soon, and I just got put onto diversion for a domestic battery ordeal, (me and my boyfriend got into a fight, got arrested, and basically were pushed into the diversion program). Anyways, my question is this... the program states that if the clinical sites do a background check and won't let you work there because of something they find, you get dismissed from the program since you can not complete your clinicals. Does anyone know if a diversion program like this would stop a site from letting me do my clinicals there, or if it shows up on a background check at all? Anyone gone through something similar? Any help would be appreciated, I don't want to get half way through the program and get dismissed. Thanks!

Answer 1

The intent of diversion is to keep a conviction OFF your record. As long as you complete the terms, it won't show as a conviction on your record.

Richard