Professional Development

August 2020: David Gilbert’s ‘Patient Leadership Training’.
December 2019: Autistic students mentoring in higher education practice
November 2019: Graphic Organisers, Derby Research School
November 2019: University of Derby , Equality and Diversity Training
July 2019: NHS Horizons, ‘School for Change Agents’.
June 2019: Multi-faith Centre, Derby; Religious Diversity and Anti-Discrimination Training
February 2019: Mad in America ‘Mad Studies’ online course
September 2018: recipient of University of Hertfordshire, MSc Mental Health Recovery and Social Inclusion full scholarship award 2018/2019 (Lived Experience).
June 2018: Institute of Mental Health, Mental Health Law Conference, University of Nottingham.
May 2018: Empowering People and Communities Workshop as a speaker.
May 2018: D2N2 Teaching Partnership Social Work Academy for Excellence ‘Learning from Experience’ speaker and facilitator.
March 2018 – became a member of the Sexual Health and Disability Alliance (SH&DA)
Feb’ 2018 – Became the Co-Chair with lived experience, Mental Health Steering Group in the NHS England Personalised Care Group
Nov’ 2017 – appointed to the Derbyshire Autism Partnership Board
Sep’ 2017 – Attended the ‘Refocus on Recovery’ Conference, Nottingham, and performed in the ‘Mad Space’
Sep’ 2017 – became a Fellow of the Institute of Mental Health (FIMH)
22nd May 2017 Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust (NHS) Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder
July 2017 – became a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists ‘Women’s Voices Network’
May 2017 – became an NHS England Strategic Co-Production Lived Experience Advisor
March 2017 – became an NHS England Peer Leader
Oct’ 2016: Network Leadership 101: Building your core professional network
May 2016 – became a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
14th & 15th May: Open Data Camp 3, Bristol
6th May 2016: MCG’s Spring 2016 conference – ‘Life with Digital Projects’ (bursary awarded to attend and chaired a session)
April and May 2016: Lean Start Up Principles for Social Impact +ACUMEN
April 2016: IDEO.org Design Kit; the course for Human Centred Design
March 2016: Future Learn online course ‘Behind the Scenes at the 21st Century Museum’, (Uni’ of Leicester).
27th and 28th February, organiser, Derby Global Service Jam, inc. website build
26th February 2016, Silent Signal Symposium, Derby QUAD, Derby University
25th February 2016, Audience Development Training, Museum Development East Midlands and the Audience Agency