Yvonne Allen - Curriculum Vitae
Tertiary Qualifications/Education
| 1969 | Graduated from University of NSW, BA (Psychology Distinction) |
| 1973 | Diplomate District Officer, Department of Child and Social Welfare, Sydney |
| 1992 | Registered as a psychologist in New South Wales on the basis of her work |
Some Highlights
| 1969 | Australian Volunteer Abroad in Papua New Guinea |
| 1973-74 | Assistant Counsellor and tutor at University of Papua New Guinea |
| 1973-74 | District Officer, NSW Department of Child and Social Welfare, Sydney and Broken Hill |
| 1976 | Submission to the Royal Commission on Human Relationship re: Problems of loneliness and alienation in our society and ways in which these could be addressed |
| Established Yvonne Allen and Associates, Human Relations Consusltants, in Sydney, to provide introduction and consulting services for singles | |
| 1979 | Addressed International Symposium on Humanity, Sydney |
| Brought Dr James Lynch, author The Broken Heart, The Medical Consequences of Loneliness to Australia from US to lead seminars on the impact of loneliness and social isolation in our changing society | |
| 1987 | Launched books Successfully Single, Successfully Yourself and Living and Loving in the AIDS Free Zone, Australia |
| 1988 | Presented two papers at The Second International Conference of Marriage and Friendship Agencies, Hamburg, Germany |
| Launched Successfully Single, Successfully Yourself in London | |
| 1989 | Invited to be a Visiting Fellow to the Commission for the Future |
| Presented paper entitled "Why Chance Our Future... When Its a Matter of Values, Choice and Vision?" at the World Conference of Futurists, Washington | |
| 1992 | Addressed a conference of sex educators and therapists in Sydney, "Men in Crisis", on Mens Talk Versus Womens Talk....a constructive approach to the crisis in communication and led a workshop entitled "Loving the Liberated Woman?!" |
| 1994 | Invited to contribute to Jocelynne Scutts book Singular Women |
| Invited by The Victorian Department of Fair Trading to help develop a code of conduct for introduction agencies in that state | |
| Invited to be profiled in a book on known Australians Contemporary Australians, Reed | |
| 1995 | Invited to contribute to a book on euthanasia The Last Right |
| 1998 | Yvonne received awards from the Governor General, Sir William Dean and Minister Downer for her valued work as an Australian Volunteer Abroad in 1969 |
| 2000 | Invited to attend Mandela Forum, "What Makes a Champion?" |
| Profiled by BRW as one of 12 Australian innovators | |
| One of 38 Australians selected to partake in Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Survey | |
| 2002 | Invited to be a member of Women Chiefs of Enterprise |
| 2007 | Invited to speak in Miami to the Idate International Conference of Internet Dating Services from her experience as an offline matchmaker. |
| Invited to join the Advisory Board of the Institute of Matchmakers in the US. | |
| 2009 | Invited by A Current Affair to comment on the dubious practices of some online dating websites. |
May - Invited by the ABC to be interviewed by Peter Thompson on Talking Heads. |
Current projects include developing online services for singles that incorporate the professional and educative approach of the Yvonne Allen and Associates consultancy.
Publications
Books Published
- Successfully Single, Successfully Yourself, Heinemann, 1987
- Living and Loving in the AIDS Free Zone with Dr Harry Michelmore, APC, 1987
- Chapter entitled - A Singular Life, in Singular Women edited by Jocelynne A. Scutt, Artemis, 1995
- Contribution - Go In Peace in The Last Right - Australians take sides on the right to die , Mandarin, 1995
Seminars and Discussion Groups
Numerous topics have included:
- Making More of Our Lives and Our Relationships
- The Importance of Friendship
- Successfully Single - Successfully Partnered
- Do Men Want What Women Want?
- Marrying a Much Younger Partner Can be Risky Business!
