Ann Connell

Ann Connell has been the Psychology Professional Leader since 1997. She completed her clinical psychology training at the University of Otago and began work as a new graduate at the Hawke's Bay Area Health Board before taking up a position at Porirua Hospital in 1987.

Since then, Ann has worked in a number of adult mental health settings within C&CDHB and currently works in the Regional Personality Disorder Service. Ann is a C&CDHB Clinical Incident Leader and provides leadership in the Open Communication policy. She has taken a special interest in ethics and boundaries in mental health services, and in supporting staff through debriefing. Ann chairs the NZ DHB Psychology Leadership Council. She is a member of the DHBNZ Allied Health Workforce Strategy Group. She has been an active participant in the NZ College of Clinical Psychologists and is convenor of the Allied Health Professional Association Forum.