About
Gabrielle Mead |
Dip. Teach., Grad. Dip. Special Education |
With 30 years’ experience in the field of behaviour, Gabby brings a mix of hands-on and academic experience. She began her professional life as a primary school teacher in Sydney.
After completing Postgraduate studies in Special Education she taught students with intellectual disabilities with a focus on Early intervention and parent education. She established a mobile early intervention service on the Far South Coast of New South Wales.
With the Department of Education and Training Gabby taught classes for students with emotional disturbance, worked as a community advocate for Aboriginal students in Juvenile Justice and spent time with the Department of Community Services (DOCS) as a child protection officer.
Back in the Hunter region, Gabby taught classes for adolescents with conduct disorders and participated in action research on Enterprise education. She worked with the NSW Premiers Department to devise Community development programs for Youth at risk.
Currently Gabby is working with schools, families and communities running training programs for teachers in the area of behaviour management. She also provides workshops for parents assisting them with the sometimes frustrating task of managing difficult behaviours. She works with students from K-12 on social skills and bullying problems.
Gabby works with some of the top schools in Australia in areas of communication, stress management and behavioural issues.
Gabby’s provocative and humorous approach makes these stressful topics easy to explore. Referencing current research, and focusing on quality instruction, gabby helps groups explore effective communication and conflict prevention.
What others say about Gabby Mead
“Gabby’s knowledge of and empathy for staff, parents and teenagers are evident in every aspect of her presentations,from her differentiated pacing of the session to her ability to tailor the content of the programme to the needs and skills of the group. Her relaxed and confident manner invited open discussion and engagement.”
Julie Gillick, Principal of Frensham
“We learnt a lot of new ideas, we laughed a lot and occasionally we stopped to reconsider how we can really make a difference in the lives of all our students.”
John Lavis, Principal, Singleton Public School
”They couldn’t pay me enough to do what you do, Gabby!”
Fiona O’Laughlin, Comedienne
About Oh Behave! with Gabby Mead
Oh Behave! with Gabby Mead is a brand new podcast, out on the Lifestyle PodNetwork, talking about positive parenting, effective relationships and self-esteem.
Hosted by behavioural specialist Gabby Mead, each show will explore topics relevant to development, behavioral issues and showing you how to forge deep lasting relationships with those you love.
Send a question in to the program by emailing ohbehave@gabbymead.com and Gabby will answer it on an upcoming episode.
