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Educational Pathways

Melissa Shanahan

We empower students and families to explore various educational and therapeutic options which lead young people towards happier, healthier and more productive lives. Working with children, adolescents and young adults whose educational needs are not being met in their current settings, we provide direction and clarity to the confusing array of educational and therapeutic options throughout the United States.

Educational Resources Unlimited

Together, we establish authentic and supportive relationships with families. This alliance produces a comprehensive understanding of the student’s diverse needs. We work collaboratively with clients and programs to effectively assess clinical and academic goals in order to identify the appropriate next step.

Educo Consulting

Jeff Dvorak

The school search and application process is an exciting time, but can sometimes cause students and families stress. Educo helps. We visit dozens of educational programs and college campuses, know the criteria that particular schools are looking for in an applicant, and through our extensive educational networks help families make the best high school and post-high school choices for their children. Educo saves students and families time and money while preparing them for and helping to negotiate the entire high school and postsecondary school process.

Eileen Devine

Eileen has over a dozen years of clinical experience and is the adoptive mother of a child with fetal alcohol syndrome. She believes that kids do well if they can and that when we understand the way a child’s brain works, we then understand the meaning behind challenging behaviors. Eileen’s goal is to not only support parents in feeling more competent and confident in connecting with their child by parenting from a brain-based perspective, but to also recognize their experience as the parent of a child with challenging behavioral symptoms and the impact this has on their sense of self and well-being. When these two sides of the neurobehavioral coin can be equally addressed, there is less frustration and increased hope in this unique parenting journey. Eileen has her License in Clinical Social Work and is a certified facilitator in the teaching and application of the neurobehavioral model, as developed by FASCETS founder, Diane Malbin. She has also completed Tier 1 training in Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving. Eileen is an instructor for the Post-Master’s Certificate in Adoption and Foster Therapy through Portland State University’s Child Welfare Partnership, training other therapists on the neurobehavioral model.