Marjon students spend time at Dame Hannahs

Marjon University students Zara Hocking and Debbie Dibello are spending four weeks at Dame Hannahs in Ivybridge. They are both studying Speech and Language Therapy and are enjoying their work placements with the charity.

Both students are in their first year at Marjon having decided on a career change. Zara Hocking from Brixham was a primary school teacher for 18 years and Debbie Dibello from Totnes worked in hospitality for over 20 years.

Zara and Debbie said “Coming to Dame Hannahs is a huge privilege and is a brilliant learning opportunity. We are really enjoying meeting the young adults. Everyone is so friendly and works so well together”.

Dame Hannahs Speech and Language Therapist, Baukje Gregory-Schroeder, said “Dame Hannahs Speech and Language Therapy Department are pleased to host clinical placements to students from Plymouth Marjon University. This is a great opportunity for us to share our specialist skills and passion for our profession. Supporting students through a placement is a valuable and important part of being a Speech and Language Therapist. We offer a highly specialised placement, including complex communication and dysphagia caseloads, which will give the students transferable skills to other professional settings whilst promoting the wonderful work we undertake at Dame Hannahs.”