Hi there! I'm Shannon
Neurobehavioral Educator and Consultant
My Story...
Around ten years ago... my husband and I were in the middle of parenting tweens and toddlers and experiencing severe behavior and mental health challenges that left us feeling completely hopeless. Our family felt like it was falling apart. We needed help. Desperately.
We attended many trainings focused on parenting behaviors with rewards and consequences, control, and correction. Not only did they not work, they didn't feel right. Then I found a neurobehavioral approach, that changed everything for our family. It was the missing link we needed and helped us understand behaviors we were experiencing through a brain-based perspective.
I experienced a firsthand paradigm shift that ignited my passion to share this new approach with parents and professionals alike.
After intensive training, I became a certified facilitator of the FASCETS Neurobehavioral Model, returned to school, and received a Master's Degree in Psychology focused on Child and Adolescent Development, specializing in FASD and neurodevelopmental disabilities.
During this time I also found myself sitting at the IEP table for two of my children and facing challenges in each meeting because I did not have the tools or resources to advocate for their needs effectively. I then had a lightbulb moment and thought, "If I feel like this, I know other parents must feel like this too." It was at that moment that I decided to educate myself on IEPs to help other parents of children and teens with neurobehavioral differences feel confident in asking for help for their child at the IEP meeting. As a Master IEP Coach, I take a neurobehavioral and collaborative approach while working with the IEP team.
Through my combined training, schooling, and living experiences, I help caregivers and professionals understand their child's unique brain and how it impacts their body's response to demands, daily living, and learning.
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Shannon Iacobacci, M.Psych, is, first and foremost, a mom of multiple children with varying brain-based conditions, including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). As a neurobehavioral educator specializing in developmental disabilities, she founded Embracing The Brain in 2020. Using a brain-based approach, she provides training and education for families, organizations, educators, social workers, mental health professionals, and students. She is a certified FASCETS facilitator and has conducted training on FASD and related topics for more than ten years. As an IEP coach, she supports families through the IEP process in collaboration with the IEP team to create appropriate accommodations and support services.
Affiliations:
Master IEP Coach Network member, FASCETS Board Chair, FASDNow Alliance member, FASD Collaborative partner, FASD & The IEP Coalition Mentorship member, FASD Knowledge Share Collective member, COPAA SEAT 1.0 certified, COPAA member.
