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Mrs Amanda Casey

Amanda Casey

Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow on the B.Sc. Audiology programme

UG Programme Director - Audiology

Primary University Address

School of Life & Health Sciences
Aston University
Birmingham B4 7ET
UK

mailto: caseyaea@aston.ac.uk
telephone: +44 (0) 121 204 4180
fax: +44 (0) 121 204 3886

Amanda is not available at Aston University on Tuesdays.

Secondary Hospital Address

Senior Hearing Therapist
ENT and Hearing Services
Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
Bordesley Green
East, Birmingham
B9 5SS
UK

telephone: +44 (0) 121 424 3154

 

Profile

I have worked in audiology as a Hearing Therapist for 20 years. I now specialise in the rehabilitation of balance patients at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust. I am also the British Academy of Audiology Board Director of Accreditation and Education and the Registration Council of Clinical Physiologists representative for Hearing Therapy and Audiology.

I was involved in the Department of Health evaluations that approved the BSc Audiology programmes in 2001.  I was involved in the setting up of the programme at Aston and have worked as Director of Audiology Programmes since October 2007.  This includes both the BSc (Hons) Audiology and the Foundation Degree in Hearing Aid Audiology

 Qualifications & education

  • BA University of Durham 1979

  • MSc Coventry University 2004

  • Aston University Postgraduate Associate Certificate in Learning and Teaching 2005

 Career history

  • 1988 - Date: Birmingham Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Senior Hearing Therapist

  • 2007 - Date: Specialising in the delivery of rehabilitation for patients with balance disorders as part of a multi-disciplinary team approach, Aston University, Director of Audiology Programmes

  • Leading the development and delivery of the BSc in Audiology and the Foundation Degree in Hearing Aid Audiology at Aston University

External activities

British Academy of Audiology Board Director of Accreditation and Education

Registration Council of Clinical Physiologists representative for Hearing Therapy and Audiology

Audiology member of Modernising Scientific Careers working party at Department of Health

Hearing Therapy member of Good Practice Guide for Tinnitus working party of Department of Health

Teaching responsibilities

1st Year

Adult Auditory Rehabilitation (Module convenor)
 

Clinical Practice I
 

Core Professional Studies I

2nd Year

Rehabilitation II (Module convenor)
 

Clinical Practice I

4th Year

Rehabilitation III (Module convenor)

Professional responsibilities

  • BAA Board Liaison Officer for Professional Development
  • Member of BAA Accreditation of Education and Training Committee
  • Council member of the RCCP representing Audiology
  • Member of Regional Clinical Networks Group representing Aston University
  • Member of SHA Workforce Development Committee representing Eastern Birmingham PCT and healthcare science
  • Member of Professional Clinical Services committee representing Audiology and Healthcare Science

Professional associations

  • British Academy of Audiologists
  • British Society of Audiologists
  • Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists

Selected publications

Associate Editor, Audiology Matters, ENT News