Membership Committee
The AANZPA Membership Committee is a standing subcommittee of the AANZPA Executive consisting of the Membership Secretary and not less than one (1) nor more than four (4) other members of the Association. The composition of the committee remains somewhat stable over time in order to support consistency in the execution of ongoing operational tasks and an overview of membership matters, including policy development recommendations.
Amongst other activities, the Membership Committee: oversees Associate member applications, membership enquiries, the collection of membership statistics, membership renewals, invoicing and resignations, the issuing of Annual Practice Certificate, the annual Associate member Confirmation process, the annual Ordinary member Currency Review, and the AANZPA Mailing List. The Membership Committee is supported in its operational tasks by the Membership Administrator.
AANZPA Membership Committee Members
The Membership Committee consists of the Membership Secretary and one or more committee members. The Membership Administrator is Lynne Havenaar.
Helen Phelan
Committee Member
Helen Phelan Helen is a qualified Sociometrist and holds a Masters in Human Rights. She has had over 25 years of experience in organisational development in many contexts and integrates psychodrama in training, group leadership, project planning and coaching. In recent years, she has applied this work to social justice and human rights issues, especially exploring systemic discrimination. She has served on AANZPA Ethics Committee and AANZPA Executive and is currently a TEPit training in Perth, WA.
Trisha Bennett
Committee Member
Trisha Bennett is a certificated psychodramatist. She identifies as lesbian and has Ngati Raukawa, Irish and English ancestry. She has post graduate training across a broad range of psychotherapy modalities, social work and creative arts. Now semi-retired, when not in her practice, she is likely to be pottering around her quirky home, creating art, shaping up a garden or two, cooking for whanau, hanging out with her chickens, grandchildren, 3 adult children and friends (probably in that order), dreaming about travelling or contemplating the nature of consciousness. Trisha is passionate about the psychodrama method, authentic connection, and sucking the juice out of life.
Lynne Havenaar
Membership Administrator
membership-administrator@aanzpa.org