Profile of an Expert by Experience – Pru Davies

Pru Davies is an Expert by Experience. She puts her experiences to use for the benefit of others. Her profile is included here to encourage others.

The formative development for Pru came when she attended Allies in Change, Leadership and Personal Development Training funded by Scottish Human Services Trust and the Scottish Executive. This was an intensive course and Pru describes it as “life-changing”.

She has had a wide range of involvement in training, including:

• Assessment – marking papers
• Delivering Citizen Leadership Training as a co-trainer to staff and to service users and carers with physical and learning difficulties

To this training Pru brings a wide range of experience:

• She was involved in establishing the Mental Health Network (Greater Glasgow), has been on the Management Committee for two years and is now an Information and Media Volunteer
• She has been involved with strategy and planning of mental health services in Glasgow
• As a media volunteer with “See Me” she has raised awareness of stigma in mental health, appearing in the Glasgow Herald, on STV, Talking Scotland and Real Radio

Pru says:

“I would need to feel comfortable with what I am being asked to do. Preparation needs to be thorough with as much advance notice as possible and transport to get to the venue.”

So a little support, buys a whole lot of experience!