Francine McLeod is a Registered Social Worker, Behaviour Consultant, Certified Professional Coach, School Counsellor and mother of two girls. She has worked with children and youth with developmental challenges and social-emotional concerns, their families and the systems that support them since 1995. Francine has taken her experience and knowledge of evidence based and best practices of child development to provide on going training, consultation, coaching, counselling and resource development to families, therapists, educators and other professionals. Having worked in clinical and educational settings across Canada, she has a strong understanding of the importance of collaboration among families and professionals to ensure children and youth are more fully included into the fabric of the community.