Background & Professional Development
- February 2024: Autoethnographic Storytelling in Qualitative Research (Carolyn Ellis & Art Bochner)
- November 2023: From Zero to Nvivo (version 14), Udemy course with Dr Jaroslow Kriukow.
- October 2023: Interpersonal and Social Rhythms Therapy Training.
- September 2023: 11th International Health Humanities Conference – History & Human Care.
- July 2023: Fundamentals of Qualitative Research, part of the Qualitative Research Summer Intensive.
- June/July 2023: Certificate in Autoethnography, with Dr Tony Adams, at Bradley University, Illinois.
- February 2023: Getting Started with Zotero 5.0, Udemy course.
- November 2022: Introduction to Low Arousal, Studio 3 online seminar.
- September 2021: Open(ing) Dialogue Training. A two-day introduction to the Open Dialogue Approach with Rai Waddingham, Mia Kurtti and Dr Iseult Twamley.
- April 2021: Maastricht Interview Training with the UK’s National Paranoia Network. The course covered interview techniques, safety & welfare and the development of a hearing voices construct with the interviewee.
December 2020: Introduction to Research Project Management with Evaluation Works
- 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
