‘the me strategies’ has been developed by leading Psychologist, Jenny Chapman, who predominantly works with children and young people, and/or their families, and is the principal psychologist of a private practice in NSW. Jenny, who has worked for many years with families, including blended and foster families, has developed a behaviour adjustment strategy which has been successfully used to improve the behaviour of children and young people with severe challenging behaviours. It has also had a positive impact on families who experience few, if any difficulties.

Whilst Jenny sees extreme behavioural issues in her practice, the successful strategies she has implemented with these families has inspired her to develop an alternative parenting technique that can be implemented in a variety of family settings.

Jenny notes that parents may feel familiar with elements of this strategy but ‘the me strategies’ intervention strategy is indeed unique. “Most parents have possibly tried something like this before or may recognise elements of this strategy, but it is the combination of elements, together with the rules of implementation, that set it apart from other behavioural change strategies, particularly reward charts. This strategy has evolved due to a demand for a successful alternative parenting intervention and families who use ‘the me strategies’ continue to report positive results,” Jenny says.