{"id":504,"date":"2019-08-12T01:47:27","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T01:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascentrehab.com\/?page_id=504"},"modified":"2022-09-15T04:59:42","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T04:59:42","slug":"jonathan-ford","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ascentrehab.com\/index.php\/about\/jonathan-ford\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Ford"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row thb_full_width=&#8221;true&#8221; thb_row_padding=&#8221;true&#8221; thb_column_padding=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1516985953895{background-color: #f4f4f4 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1565580422078{padding-top: 40vh !important;padding-bottom: 10vh !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/ascentrehab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/jonathan-ford.jpg?id=533) !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mast-head&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]\t<div id=\"thb-slidetype-69ea38d74fcba\" class=\"thb-slidetype \" data-style=\"style2\">\n\t\t\n<h2><strong><span class=\"thb-slidetype-entry\"><span class=\"lines\">Jonathan Ford<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"thb-slidetype-69ea38d74fdaf\" class=\"thb-slidetype \" data-style=\"style2\">\n\t\t\n<h2><strong><span class=\"thb-slidetype-entry\"><span class=\"lines\">Director\/Occupational Therapist\/Consultant<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#thb-slidetype-69ea38d74fdaf .thb-slidetype-entry {\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #939393;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1516987087049{padding-bottom: 40vh !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1565581022711{padding-top: 10vh !important;padding-bottom: 8vh !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]\t<div id=\"thb-slidetype-69ea38d74fe0f\" class=\"thb-slidetype \" data-style=\"style2\">\n\t\t\n<h4><span class=\"thb-slidetype-entry\"><span class=\"lines\">Biography<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t[vc_column_text animation=&#8221;animation bottom-to-top&#8221; el_class=&#8221;description-text&#8221;]<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jonathan has nineteen years of experience in the occupational rehabilitation industry. He established Ascent Rehabilitation Pty Ltd in 2010. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">His main ambition in this industry was to create an organisation that would uphold his views and beliefs of reputable and ethical support for clients and stakeholders, into a new generation of rehabilitation consultants. Since Ascent\u2019s establishment, it has grown into a multi-disciplinary company with specialisation in both physical and mental health injuries. While Jonathan leads the team in his role as the Director, he also remains dedicated and committed to his direct practice and maintains an ongoing caseload and is often specially requested to assist with the most complex of injuries and claims.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jonathan has a special interest in complex case management and is an affiliate member of the Australian Pain Society, attending scientific conferences most years since 2010. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jon has a special interest in working with clients experiencing sustained pain, with the aim of assisting them to regain control in their daily functioning within a range of environments. He has a passion for assisting clients explore new ways of perceiving and interacting with their environments to bring about increases in perceived control, self-worth, and efficacy. He also has a sp<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ecial interest in pain management and concussion, supporting clients with evidenced based approaches to the daily management of sustained pain and post-concussive symptoms.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jonathan is trained in motivational interviewing, mediation, and the mutual learning model, to facilitate mutual beneficial outcomes for all parties.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He holds the belief that effective communication is the key that can open any door, and behind that door is a range of opportunities to help achieve goals and overcome barriers. Jon and the Ascent team highly value relationships within the allied health community, as well as the broader medical community including specialists, surgeons and treating doctors.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jonathan has experience working with private, government, not for profit, commercial, industrial, white and blue colour industries, and has established close working relationships with businesses in the Canberra Community.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jonathan&#8217;s special services include pain education, pacing and activity modulation to assist clients with sustained pain reintegrate into activity, including work; knowledge of Post Concussive Syndrome; and ergonomic assessment evaluation, risk and hazard identification. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1517136863211{padding-right: 20% !important;padding-left: 20% !important;}&#8221;]\t\t\t<div class=\"portfolio-attributes style1 row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"thb-attributes-69ea38d74fe7c\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"small-12 1 columns animation bottom-to-top-3d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"attribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Qualifications: <\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Occupational Therapist (B.OccTher)<br \/>\nErgonomist (B.Erg)<br \/>\nCert IV Community Mediation<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"small-12 1 columns animation bottom-to-top-3d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"attribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Phone: <\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:02 6156 4109\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>02 6156 4109<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"small-12 1 columns animation bottom-to-top-3d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"attribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Mobile: <\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:0435 934 234\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>0435 934 234<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"small-12 1 columns animation bottom-to-top-3d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"attribute\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Email: <\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto: jonathan@ascentrehab.com\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>jonathan@ascentrehab.com<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row thb_full_width=&#8221;true&#8221; 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