Jonelia Theron Speech Therapy

06/06/2023

15/09/2020

To the people we love more than anything in the world who have dementia. 💗💗💗
Someone once said, “when you love someone with dementia you lose them more and more every day. When they are diagnosed, when they go through different stages, when they go into care and when they die. 😢 This is called “Ambiguous Loss.” ‘Rapidly shrinking brain’ is how doctors described it. I wouldn't wish Dementia on anyone. As the person's brain slowly dies, they change physically and eventually forget who their loved ones are. They can eventually become bedridden, unable to move and unable to eat or drink.
There will be people who will scroll by this message because dementia has not touched them. They may not know what it's like to have a loved one who has fought or is fighting a battle against Dementia.
To raise awareness of this cruel disease, I would appreciate it if my friends could put this on your page for today. Hold your finger anywhere on the message to copy and paste to your Timeline.💛💛💛 Thank you💕💕💕
For all those that have had friends or family members living with Dementia 😞. And to all the Caregivers in facilities looking after these lost souls 💚 Big Hugs 😘😘😘⚘⚘⚘💜💜💜
A special thank you to all willing to post to their timelines. ❤

09/02/2020

Jonelia Theron Speech Therapy invites suitably qualified and experienced therapists to apply for a locum position as a SPEECH and LANGUAGE THERAPIST
which will be available immediately.

This is a locum position within an independent speech therapy practice, at Medstep - a step-down and rehabilitation centre, situated in Eloffsdal, Pretoria. The position available is for mainly a Thursday and Friday (preferably mornings), and could be more depending on patient load, as well as days in school holidays (which can be discussed with qualifying applicants). The client composition is mainly older persons and people with neurological impairments.

The successful candidate must:
- Have at least a basic understanding of dysphagia, cognitive-communication impairments, language impairments and dysarthria due to neurological causes (i.e. strokes, tumours, etc).
- Be HPCSA registered as a SPEECH- LANGUAGE THERAPIST.
- Have malpractice insurance
- Preferably be fluent in English, and Afrikaans as well, due to our client demographics.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Be prepared to work with individuals as well as groups, when required.
- Have experience in neurology or working as a therapist in the medical field would be an advantage.

Applications should be submitted, together with a CV and the names of two contactable referees, to joneliatheron@gmail.com

Only suitably qualified applicants will be considered.

09/10/2019

Brainlife is an NGO providing continued support for people affected by brain injury. This will be one of the most amazing group of people (from members, families, therapists and volunteers) that you might ever come into contact with

We provide the ideal platform for your company to add real, meaningful value to society. Experience the inherent internal purpose and external meaning of leveraging business for good, by making an actual difference where it is needed the most.

02/10/2019

International day for older persons. Lets spend some time listening and enjoying our elders

30/06/2019

https://dysphagiaawareness.weebly.com/

June is National Dysphagia Awareness Month! ____________________________________  WHAT  What is dysphagia? Dysphagia means problems with swallowing. It translates to dys- (disordered) and...

29/05/2019

Sometimes ‘confusion’ sets in, and then doesn’t go away. Therapists and social workers can assist carers navigate this difficult road.

16/04/2019

Better understanding Dementia...