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| Unit name |
Hearing Aids and Rehabilitation 2 |
| Unit code |
AUDI30009 |
| Credit points |
10 |
| Level of study |
H/6
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
|
| Unit director |
Dr. Zhao |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department |
School of Applied Community and Health Studies |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
Description including Unit Aims
This unit will enable students to apply knowledge gained in previous modules to their work with a wide range of client groups, including those in the private sector.
Aims:
- To provide students with the necessary practical skills to enable full access to Audiology services
- To provide the knowledge for students to work within a wide range of settings associated with aural rehabilitation
- To facilitate the use of critical judgement, reflection, enquiry, analysis and interpretation in the development of services that are inclusive and user-centred
- To maintain current knowledge on advances in hearing aid technology and changes in NHS services
- To provide an understanding of the role of the Health Professions Council
- To provide an understanding of the standards set by the Health Professions Council
- To provide an understanding of the role of professional bodies
- To provide students with an understanding of the business and consumer protection issues relating to the dispensing of hearing aids within the independent/private sector.
Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this unit students will be able to:
- Critically evaluate the changing professional roles within Audiology services and the implications that new technology will have on the role of rehabilitation in the future
- Describe the basic principles of social psychology and health in relation to rehabilitation
- Demonstrate an understanding of help-seeking behaviour and symptom perception
- Describe and understand the changes other than auditory that can occur following successful aural rehabilitation
- Describe the life transition stages and particular issues faced by adolescents with hearing impairment and the specific requirements of audiology services for adolescents
- Describe the sensory information available to users of cochlear implants and show an awareness of rehabilitation programmes used with adults with a cochlear implant
- Define the structure and role of the Health Professions Council
- Demonstrate an understanding of the standards set by the Health Professions Council and of the responsibilities imposed by these standards when practising as a Registered Hearing Aid Dispenser
- Discuss the investigatory and disciplinary role of the Health Professions Council in relation to fitness to practise
- Demonstrate an understanding of consumer protection laws as they apply to the dispensing of hearing aids within the independent/private sector
- Demonstrate an understanding of the business issues relating to the dispensing of hearing aids within the independent/private sector
- Discuss the role of professional bodies
Teaching Information
Small group seminars for problem-based sessions
Lectures
Individual problem-based work
Assessment Information
1 written assignment (1500 words) (40%)
Examination (1 hour) (60%)
Reading and References
- Allum, D. ed. (1996) Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation in Children and Adults
- Conyers, M. (1992) Vision for the Future: meeting the challenge of sight loss
- Etherington, K. (2002) Rehabilitation in Mental Health
- Sauberger, D. (1993) Independence without sight or sound American Foundation for the Blind
- Tye-Murray, N. (1998) Foundations of Aural Rehabilitation
Health Professions Council Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics, Standards of Proficiency for Hearing Aid Dispensers and Standards for Continuing Professional Development – www.hpc-uk.org
Guidance on Professional Practice for Hearing Aid Audiologists – www.bshaa.com
