Professional Behaviour Support For Education, Learning, And Community Contexts

Child Development & Behaviour Specialists (CDBS) is a professional services organisation providing behaviour support, professional learning, professional consulting, keynote delivery, systems and framework development, and online learning across early learning, OSHC, school, community, and health-adjacent professional contexts across Australia.
CDBS works with educators, leaders, and organisations to strengthen behaviour decision-making, reduce risk, and embed consistent, evidence-informed practice that supports safety, confidence, and sustainability in real-world settings.

how cDBS supports practice

CDBS provides structured, evidence-informed support that focuses on building shared understanding, consistent adult responses, and systems that support safe, effective practice.
The focus is not on quick fixes or isolated strategies, but on approaches that support clarity, consistency, and confidence in practice, even in complex or high-pressure situations. 

Child development and regulation

The function of behaviour

Influential and environmental factors

Educator responses and practice patterns

Data-informed decision-making

Preventative,responsive, and restorative strategies

Practice, Strategy, And Capacity-building Support 

CDBS works with teams to strengthen professional knowledge, applied skill, and day-to-day practice in ways that are sustainable and context-responsive. 
This includes supporting educators and leaders to: 
Capacity-building focuses on embedding approaches that can be maintained over time, rather than relying on individual strategies or short-term interventions. 

Understanding Behaviour, Influential Factors, And Supporting Escalation & Effective Practice

A core area of CDBS work is supporting educators and teams to understand behaviour through a developmental, trauma-informed, and function-based lens, recognising how stress, unmet needs, skill development, and environmental influences impact behaviour and regulation

Working Along Side Organisations

CDBS works alongside organisations to provide consulting, professional learning, keynote presentations, and systems support, aligned to context and need.

Support may be delivered as: 

In-context professional consulting

Professional workshops and professional development days

Keynote speaking and sector presentations

Framework, policy, and systems development

Capacity-building focuses on embedding approaches that can be maintained over time, rather than relying on individual strategies or short-term interventions. 

Our Testimonial

Lauren Crebert
Lauren Crebert
World of Kids Mandurah
“Kelly has become a huge asset to our service, she is a wealth of knowledge about behaviour and development. She provides the tools and resources to improve practice and guide educators.....
Deborah Sweeney
Deborah Sweeney
Educator
“Kelly has become a huge asset to our service, she is a wealth of knowledge about behaviour and development. She provides the tools and resources to improve practice and guide educators.....
Education Support Centre
Education Support Centre
Rockingham Senior High School
“Kelly has become a huge asset to our service, she is a wealth of knowledge about behaviour and development. She provides the tools and resources to improve practice and guide educators.....

National Scope

CDBS works with organisations across Australia, supporting services in metropolitan, regional, and remote locations.
Delivery may include in-person or online engagement, depending on context, scope, and organisational needs.

We recognise the First Peoples of this Nation and their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to the lands, waters, seas, skies, and communities. We acknowledge First Nations Peoples as the Traditional Custodians and Lore Keepers of the oldest living culture and pay respects to their Elders past and present. We extend that respect to all First Nations Peoples. We are committed to embracing diversity and eliminating all forms of discrimination. We welcome all people irrespective of ethnicity, lifestyle choice, faith, sexual orientation, and gender identity.