A New South Wales school counsellor who invited students to her home for alcoholic jelly shots before engaging in “sexual contact” with them has been permanently banned from practising.
The Health Care Complaints Commission found that Victoria Worsley, known as “Toy” Worsley, poses “a significant and unacceptable risk to the health and safety of the public”, permanently prohibiting her from providing any health services in paid or voluntary roles, including counselling and social work.
Through her work at the school, Worsley provided counselling to 18-year-old “Student J” and 17-year-old “Student M”. The Commission found she contacted both students outside school hours, invited them to her home, made alcoholic jelly shots with them, and engaged in “sexual contact” with them.
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The Commission found; “Ms Worsley engaged in repeated sexual contact with Student J and sexual contact with Student M at a time when she was their school counsellor”.
The commission did not name the school where Worsley worked, stating only that the permanent ban had taken effect from 21 January and followed an interim prohibition order in place from 13 May 2025 while the investigation took place.
Worsley was subject to the code of conduct for non-registered health practitioners, and the commission found she was in breach of clause 13(1) which states, “A health practitioner must not engage in sexual or other close personal relationship with a client”.
“The Commission’s investigation found that Ms Worsley breached professional boundaries,” the prohibition order states.
“The Commission found that if Ms Worsley was allowed to continue to provide any health services, there would be a significant and unacceptable risk to the health and safety of the public.”
The ban also applies in Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia.
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