Eileen Devine is a licensed clinical social worker and founder of Brain First Parenting and the Think Brain First Training Program for professionals. With more than 20 years of clinical experience, she is an internationally recognized expert in supporting families raising complex children with challenging behaviors, with particular expertise in FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) and other neurobehavioral conditions.

In addition to her work with parents, Eileen provides trainings and workshops worldwide for educators, mental health professionals, and agency leaders. She is also a trainer for the Center for Adoption Support and Education’s (C.A.S.E.) accredited Training for Adoption Competency (TAC) Program, where she teaches clinicians across Oregon to deliver adoption- and foster-competent care.

Eileen lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and two teenage children, one of whom is adopted and lives with FASD.