Name: William Joseph Ltd.
Price range: $

About the session

Join us as we explore the evolution of our Network Weaving online group and shape its future.

With the launch of Q’s new website, we have a unique opportunity to reflect on our journey develop a strategy for our path ahead.

This session will provide updates on recent Community of Practice initiatives and introduce a suite of energising ideas for your networks. We’ll use Liberating Structures to co-design a visionary roadmap for our group. Bring your lunch, your ideas, and your enthusiasm as we collaboratively craft our shared future.

The session will cover:

Something which helps bring joy!
The launch of a curated suite of ideas designed to energise your networks
A brief history of Q’s Network Weaving and Tools and Resources online groups
The thinking behind the Community of Practice for Network Leaders
A valuable opportunity to connect with others and use Liberating Structures and network weaving principles to explore where we go next as a group.

Who is the session for?

This session is designed for individuals involved in improvement projects that depend heavily on collaboration and relationship-building. It’s ideal for professionals who work with partners and stakeholders where participation is not mandatory but encouraged. Whether your work is in clinical practice within Health and Social Care, the third sector, or a community setting, this session will provide valuable insights and strategies for effectively engaging others, fostering strong partnerships, and leveraging voluntary participation.

We are particularly interested in members of the Network Weaving and Tools and Resources for Networks groups to come along and share ideas on how we can make our group space as valuable as possible.

Host

I have been described as a visionary leader dedicated to improving mental health and well-being through innovative and collaborative approaches. My academic journey began with a BA (Hons) in Social Sciences, further enriched by a Post Graduate Certificate in Social Enterprise.

Professionally, my roots are in mental health nursing, a field I entered in 1983. My commitment to continuous professional development includes completion of numerous leadership and training programs, including the Community of Practice leadership programme, a Diploma in Training and Development, and the ‘’A Place to Be’’ Leadership programme.

My expertise extends to network leadership, community engagement, and co-design and production. I also practiced as a certified MHFA and SMHFA Instructor and an ASIST Trainer, demonstrating my dedication to suicide prevention and mental health first aid, my work and the work of COPE Scotland contributed to Glasgow being awarded Living Works Suicide Safer Community recognition.

I am a proud and very active member of Q, I convene special interest groups on staff wellbeing and network weaving for collaboration and improvement. I have also led many Communities of Practice as well as regularly contributing to the Liberating Structures Users Group.

I am recognized as a community champion in suicide prevention and self-management, also a selfcare Champion.

I was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) and an MBE in the 2022 New Year Honours List for services to mental health as well as an award for Social Enterprise. I was also one of the nurses featured in the RCN series Nursing at the Edge. The piece was entitled ‘Rebel with a Cause’

Under my leadership which takes the form of servant leader, COPE Scotland, established in 1991, has become a catalyst for building capacity within individuals, communities, and organizations, driven by the mission of sharing ideas rather than building empires.

COPE Scotland has been featured in several case studies including with Evaluation Support Scotland and IRISS

On a personal note, I am a value-driven individual whose moral compass centres on caring for others and creating safe spaces that enable people to reach their full potential. My focus is analytical and rational and my decisions are based on weighing risks, however, my drive is seeing the bigger picture and proactively working with others to move forwards towards a vision of a kinder, healthier, fairer world where people and the planet suffer less.

To unwind, I enjoy gardening, watching old movies and TV series, spending time in nature, visiting places of interest with my husband and spending time with our cats. An avid reader, I also aspires to publish my own book one day. I also enjoy going out for dinner and having a good chat about life the universe and everything!