Ms Sarah Beazley MRCSLT, BSc
Senior Teaching Fellow
- Email: Sarah.Beazley@manchester.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0)161 275 3374
Room B.14
Ellen Wilkinson Building
Human Communication and Deafness
School of Psychological Sciences
University of Manchester
Role
- Senior Teaching Fellow for the BSc Speech and Language Therapy course in the areas of clinical phonetics, working with deaf people, children with developmental disabilities and professional and clinical studies.
- NHS Post as a Consultant Speech and Language Therapist with Deaf People for the Cheshire and Merseyside Permanent Hearing Impairment Network
- Independent consultant/trainer in Speech and Language Therapy with Deaf People
- Regular tutor on post-qualification courses for speech and language therapists specialising in working with deaf people
- Provider of Specialist Training to special interest group meetings and in-service training for both health and education staff on a regular basis in a variety of U.K. locations
- Reviews Editor for International Journal Disability and Society
Memberships of Committees and Professional Bodies
- Registered Member of the Royal Speech and Language Therapists
- Certified Speech and Language Therapist with the Health Professions Council
Research
Research interest: Developing the speech and language evidence base with deaf people
Methodological Knowledge
Teaching
HCD1 20992 Clinical Phonetics: lead tutor
HCD1 10010 Introduction to Speech and Language Therapy and Clinical Practice: contributing tutor
HCD1 20020 Developmental Speech and Language Disorders: contributing tutor
HCD1 30450 Children with Developmental Disabilities: contributing tutor
Biography
- 2003-2009 Practising Speech and LanguageTherapist developing a service for the Deaf Access Team, the Manchester College
- 2002-2006 Visiting Lecturer in Clinical Phonetics, The University of Manchester
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1996-1997 Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Co-ordinator of Disability Studies Team Manchester Metropolitan University
Co-ordinator of Disability Studies Research Team Manchester Metropolitan University
Independent consultant/trainer
Sign Language Communicator FE Colleges in Cheshire -
1992-1996 Lecturer in Psychology and Disability Studies Manchester Metropolitan University
Member of Disability Studies Research Team Manchester Metropolitan University
Independent consultant/trainer
Sign Language Communicator FE Colleges in Cheshire - 1992 Research Associate, Department of Audiology, University of Manchester
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1991-1992 Lecturer in Childhood Deafness, Centre for Audiology, Education of the Deaf and Speech Pathology
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Manchester Paediatric Cochlear Implant Programme - 1988-1991Lecturer in Speech Pathology and Clinical Supervisor, Manchester Polytechnic
- 1987-1988 Speech Therapy Advisor, Royal National Institute for Deaf People, London
- 1986-1987 Lecturer in Speech Pathology and Therapeutics, Leeds Polytechnic
- 1980-1986 Speech and Language Therapist, in general posts, language units and specialist posts for deaf people (Chester and Leeds) within the NHS
Qualifications
- BSc Hons Environmental Sciences
- Postgraduate Diploma in Speech and Language Therapy
- Advanced Specialist Certificate in Speech and Language Therapy with Deaf People
- CACDP Level 3 British Sign Language
Collaborators and affiliated staff
- Sheena Round, Consultant Speech and Language Therapist, Liverpool PCT
- Dr. Hazel Roddam, Principal Lecturer, School of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire
- Dr. Michele Moore, Institute of Education, London
Publications
2010
- Round, S. and BEAZLEY, S. (2010). Launching and sustaining an evidence-based specialist service. In Roddam, H. and Skeat, J (Ed.), Embedding Evidence-Based Practice in Speech and Language Therapy Practice. Wiley. eScholarID:122022
2000
- Beazley SM. (2000). Accessing The Views of Children who do not use the Majority Language. Moore, M. (ed) Insider Perspectives: Unit 3, MEd Special and Inclusive Education Sheffield University Publication, eScholarID:1d33304
1996
- Beazley SM, Moore M. (1996). Family lives of hearing children with Deaf parents. Children's Reflections on Family Life, 81-99. eScholarID:1d33244
- Beazley SM. BEAZLEY, S. (1992) Social skills group work with deaf people. Fawcus, M. (Ed) Group Encounters in Speech and Language Therapy. Whurr Publications, eScholarID:1d33196
- Beazley SM. BEAZLEY, S. and Moore, M. (1997) Involving Disabled People in Research: a study of inclusion in environmental activities. C. Barnes and G. Mercer (Eds) Doing Disability Research. Leeds: The Disability Press, eScholarID:1d33243
- Beazley SM. BEAZLEY, S., Halden, J. and Frost, R. (2001) Working with Deaf Children. Kersner, M. and Wright, J. (eds) A Speech and Language Therapy Textbook, eScholarID:1d33241
- Beazley SM. Moore, M. and BEAZLEY, S. (1996) Split Family Life. M. Moore, J. Sixsmith and K. Knowles (Eds) Children's Reflections on Family Life. London: Falmer, pp 66-80, eScholarID:1d33056
- Beazley SM. Round, S. and Beazley, S. (2009) Launching and sustaining an evidence-based specialist service. Roddam, H. and Skeat, J. (Eds) Implementing Research Evidence in Speech-Language Pathology Practice: clinical perspectives, eScholarID:1d33240
- Beazley SM. BEAZLEY, S. and Moore, M. (1995) Deaf Children, Their Families and Professionals: Dismantling Barriers. London : David Fulton.. eScholarID:19d426
- Beazley SM. Moore, M., BEAZLEY, S. and Maelzer, J. (1998) Researching Disability Issues.. Open University Press. eScholarID:19d425