Hi, I’m Anne Dobson, and I’m the founder of Effective Behaviour Management.
Way back in 2003 I came to Albury and started my career as a teacher. Later I became a Year Adviser and then a Behaviour Management Consultant. I got to work with hundreds of kids in schools for 17 years before I decided to start my own business Effective Behaviour Management in 2020.
Kids have always fascinated me. I love to learn more about who they are, how they came to be, what makes them tick. Mum said that even as a toddler as soon as I could talk I was always off chatting to other kids. I still do it now!
Working in Behaviour Management gave me a unique insight into understanding what goes on in the minds of kids with challenging behaviours. Often those behaviours have more to do with their environment and what’s going on in their heads and hearts, than any fault in their character.
I saw first hand the impact of social isolation that kids with challenging behaviours inevitably faced, and it broke my heart. So many tragic outcomes could have been very different if these kids and the people working with them had the support they needed.
I saw how hard it was for parents to get the support they needed to help them manage behaviour issues at home. While there was plenty of medical treatment for severe cases, there wasn’t anything available for regular parents who were at their wit’s end trying to manage their children’s behaviour so there was peace at home.
I saw how hard it was for teachers to get the right support and training when they needed it. They always had to wait for courses to become available. They had to jump through hoops to apply for approval to attend, or there wasn’t enough funding available to go around. If teachers wanted to get training themselves, they had to try to find the time in their busy schedules to read expensive books and complicated notes. Access to behaviour management training was overwhelming. I could see teachers needed simple, practical, hands on strategies they could use straight away.
That’s why I created Effective Behaviour Management for parents and teachers.
I decided to offer four different levels of service to suit everyone’s needs
Sometimes all you want are some handy tips and tricks to try out to see if they work. That’s ok, that’s why I have the Effective Behaviour Management Facebook Group, and free articles and advice on my website.
Sometimes you need a quick and easy step by step tutorial on the basics. That’s why I created the Great Expectations Course. Great Expectations has three modules: 1) Communicate 2) Support and 3) Feedback. Each module is made up of four short video lessons you can do at your own pace and use straight away. No waiting to attend seminars or workshops, training is right there when you need it, as often as you need it. Click here to find out more https://effectivebehaviourmanagement.com.au/product-category/courses/
Sometimes you just need to talk to a real person to work out behaviour management strategies that work for you. That’s why I offer Strategy Coaching for personalised support once you have completed Great Expectations. You will learn best when you can share ideas with others. Bring your questions when you need to clarify anything or even just have someone to bounce ideas off. Click here to find out more https://effectivebehaviourmanagement.com.au/product/coaching/
If you have an NDIS Plan and have goals related to behaviour management under Capacity Building – Improved Relationships, I may be able to help you. As an NDIS Support Provider, I can work with you to develop Behaviour Management Strategies and provide Training to use those Behaviour Management Strategies under Item number 11_23_0110_7_3. Click here to find out more https://effectivebehaviourmanagement.com.au/product/consulting/
I’m excited about what the future holds for Effective Behaviour Management. It sounds corny, but I want to make the world a better place for kids. I believe all kids are entitled to social inclusion, and I want to change some of those tragic, isolating consequences that come from challenging behaviour into better outcomes for the future for everyone.