New Zealand Psychologists Board

Anne Culver is the Board’s Deputy Registrar (Registration). She deals with applications and enquiries regarding internship, registration, APC’s, scopes of practice and other aspects of registration under the HPCA Act.  She helps administer the Board’s website, oversees IT support for the secretariat, and is a member of the Accreditation Committee and the Part 2 Committee (registration matters).  Her range of experience covers public and private sectors, IT project work, and previous work with other Regulatory Authorities. Anne is the first point of contact for queries regarding any registration or practising certificate matters.

Stathia Golding is our Professional Standards Coordinator. She administers or helps to administer those sections of the HPCA Act that deal with competence, fitness to practice, and other concerns about registered psychologists. Her role includes the administration of the Board’s accreditation processes for university and agency based training programmes. She also coordinates the Continuing Competence Programme annual audit. Stathia enjoys the variety her role brings, and is particularly committed to contributing to the Board’s efforts to protect the health and safety of members of the public.

Anne Goodhead (Clinical Psychologist) is the Board’s Psychology Advisor. She advises the Board, the Secretariat, and the wider psychology community on professional aspects of complaints, competence, fitness, and registration matters, as well as any other issues arising that impact on the psychology profession. Her role includes the development work on proactively maintaining competence and professional standards through the Continuing Competence Programme and best practice guidelines. She also takes the lead role in setting up Competence Reviews and Programmes. She is a member of the Accreditation Committee, develops policy advisory papers, and liaises with stakeholder groups. Anne is the usual first point of contact for psychologists who want to discuss professional matters of concern.

Lesley Hanson is our Administrative Assistant. She supports the team through completion of tasks such as processing correspondence, word processing, database maintenance, file management, banking, event co-ordination and reception work.  She previously lived in the UK and worked in the Higher Education sector in administrative roles. Lesley is usually the first point of contact for general telephone or email enquiries.

Steve Osborne (Clinical Psychologist) is the Board’s Chief Executive and Registrar. He is responsible for the overall management of the Board’s Secretariat, ensuring the effective implementation of the statutory functions of the HPCA Act (2003) and meeting of the Board’s strategic objectives. He chairs the Part 2 Committee (registration matters), the Parts 3 & 4 Committee (competence, fitness, and complaint matters), and the Accreditation Committee. Steve has been involved in the regulation of the psychology profession since 1995.

Lynda Young is the Board’s Office Manager. She works with our accounts and contracts, payroll, processing payments, facilities and asset management, workplace health and safety, and the maintenance of our vast records, plus a number of other tasks that fall into the general area of keeping the office running smoothly. Lynda has worked in both the commercial and voluntary sectors and from time to time draws on her library and editing skills to support the Secretariat and the Board. She is the first point of contact for anyone with a query about financial or contract matters.