Thia Pretorius has over 25 years of experience as a certified Communications Pathologist working in private practice, hospitals, clinics, and schools. She has extensive experience in speech therapy, audiology, hearing aid fitting and dispensing, industrial audiology, and newborn hearing screening. She is looking to apply her skills and experience to new challenges in her career.

1. THIA PRETORIUS
18 Politician street, Pretoria-East, 0059 | C: 0832931270 | thiap@mweb.co.za
Professional Summary
I am a certified Communications Pathologist (Speech therapist and Audiologist) that
worked mainly in Private Practice. My family and I relocated to Pretoria and I am
currently looking forward to apply my skills and vast experience to new challenges and
engage in a new career.
Education and Training
B Log: Communication Pathology 1989
University of Pretoria Pretoria, Gauteng,RSA
Speech-, Languagetherapy andAudiology
Skill Highlights
Adept in diagnostic hearing tests
Hearing aid technology expert
NeonatalHearing screening
OAEs knowledge
Managementskills
Therapeutic skills
Computerskills
Technology Skills
Experience member of multi-disciplinary teams
IndustrialAudiology
Seminars in Mind mapping study methods
Professional Experience
Audiologist
Mariet du Plooy Audiologists Current Position
Medforum, Pretoria
I am currently working as an audiologistat Medforum Hospital for Mariet du Plooy
Audiologists. My main responsibility currently is to do diagnostic audiologyfor the ENT-
specialists at Medforum as well as providing hearcare for allour patients.
Other duties include hearing testsfor Industrialaudiometry, hearing aid fitting, legal-
medical hearing testsand New-born hearing screening.

2. Owner Private Practice 04/2007to 12/2011
Private Practice Delmas Mpumalanga
My family and I relocated to Delmas in 2007 and I resumed my private practice during the
5 years that we lived there. The workload consisted of speech therapy, hearing tests,
hearing aid fitting and dispensing as well as industrialaudiology.
I have assisted the Delclin Clinic in establishing the proper processes of industrial
audiometry and consulted for them in their communication processes with the
Compensation Commission of the Labour Act. I also introduced the utilizing of more
effective technological hearingprotection,e.g. Protec-Ears, to their IndustrialWellness
Program.
I established a system of delivering and maximizing the effective dispensing of proper
hearing protection for the mine workers of Leeuwpan Mine, Delmas, as well as various
consultationfirms thatworked on the Mine.
Owner Speechtherapy/Audiology Private 01/2004to 12/2006
Thia Pretorius, Private Practice Lephalale, Limpopo
In 2004 we relocated again to Lephalale/Ellisras and I continued working as a private
practitioner in speech therapy and audiology.
The workload in the practice was varied and included speech therapy, hearing test for all
ages, hearing aid fittings andindustrial audiology.
During this time I developed a seminar in study methods focusing on mindmapping and
radiant thinking processes. I held workshops teaching these methods in groups as well as
for individualsin Ellisras, Thabazimbi andin Pretoria on request of parent groups.
Consultant 01/1997 to 7/2000
Tshikondeni Clinic Tshikondeni, Limpopo
In 1997 I consulted in Industrial Audiology and assisted in educating and developing the
processes for the hearing screening for Tshikondeni Mine at the Tshikondeni clinic as part
of a multi-professionalteam.
I did screening hearing tests as part of the Proficiency-Certification process as required
by the Health and Safety Regulationsof the LabourAct.
I administered hearing test and examine the mine workers to collect information on type
and degree of hearing loss according to the rules of Regulation 171 of the Health and
Safety act.
I also wrote the diagnostic audiological reports on those cases that needed to be
referred to the
CompensationCommission according to the LabourAct.

3. I consulted and referred for additional medical services and ENT-specialist in the
appropriate cases.
I was involved in educating the Mining authorities at Tshikondeni Mine in the necessity
and validity of proper hearing protection.
I consulted and assisted in the implementing of a successful program for hearing
protection for the undergroundworkforceof the entire mine.
Owner Speechtherapy/Audiology Private 03/1993 to 12/1996
Thia Pretorius, Private Practice Lephalale, Limpopo
I startedmy own private practice in 1993in Ellisras.
The main workload was the evaluation and treatment of fluency disorders, language
delays, articulation- and phonology delays and voice disorders for children from 3 - 12
years. I organized routine meetings with the teachers in primary schools and nursery
schools to ensure successful carry-over of the intervention strategies and treatment
programs. This resulted in assisting with the parent-meetings at schools as well as being
a regularspeaker at meetings and functions.
In 1996 I acquired the audiometric equipment to expand the practice into audiology. I
conducted audiometric testing and made appropriate recommendations for hearing aids.
In January 1996 I employed another speech therapist/audiologist to assist in the
workload. We regularly worked in a multi-disciplinary set-up with the general
practitioners and the visiting ENT-specialists.
Audiologistand Speech Therapist 01/1992 to 12/1992
1 Military Hospital Pretoria, Gauteng
I have consulted with other direct-care staff and worked with family members and
caregivers to implement home programsthatachieved speech therapy goals.
I have routinely created individualized home exercise programs for outpatient therapy
clients to improve health and communication.
I was responsible for the infant audiologicalscreening tests and follow-up protocols.
I did routine hearing diagnostic hearing test for the ENT-specialist in the ENT-department
at the hospital.
That included reviewing the ENT's referrals and patient medical records to formulate an
accurate diagnosis and determine the best course of treatment along with the ENT
specialists.
We regularly evaluated effects of treatment and adjusted protocols to achieve maximum
benefit an accurate diagnosis and best courseof treatment.
I conducted pure tone-, speech-, behavioural observation- and immittance audiometry to
measure hearing acuity and dispensed conventional, programmable, analogue and digital
hearing aids.
Speech Therapist 01/1990 to 12/1991
WK du Plessis School for Learners with Epilepsy Springs, Gauteng

4. We established a new communication pathology department at the school. I have
assisted in developing evaluation-, diagnostic- and treatment protocols for all speech and
languagepathologies.
I have treated fluency disorders, language delays, articulation and phonology delays and
voice disorders for studentsin the Grade 00 - Grade 7 level.
I have created individualized home exercise programs for outpatient therapy clients to
improve languagepathologies.
I was routinely actively engaged in multi-disciplinary meetings with psychologists and
other medical and para-medical professionals to formulate an accurate diagnosis and
best course of treatmentfor various special needs learners.
I've conducted regular meetings to address educational concerns related to speech and
languagetherapy andhearing disorders.
An organized documentation system was established and patient files were effectively
maintained.
I have actively engaged in and supported in department quality assurance programs,
education and multidisciplinary treatment programs.
References
Dr Harry Engelbrecht
Ear-, Nose- and Throat Specialist
Life Wilgers Hospital
Pretoria
Tel: 012 807 1005/0198
Dr R Rachmann
General Practitioner
1 FourthStreet
Delmas
Tel: 013665 2101
Tarmi Prinsloo
AudiologistConsultant
Siemens Hearing Solutions
Cell: 0825768211