Presentation by Dr. Crystal Collier: The Neuroscience of High-Risk Behavior

What

Presentation by Dr. Crystal Collier: The Neuroscience of High-Risk Behavior

When

3/4/2020, 8:15 AM – 9:30 AM

Where

St. Catherine’s Montessori Gym

Join us for a presentation by Dr. Crystal Collier on the neuroscience of high-risk behavior.

The average age of first use of alcohol for teen boys is 11 and 13 for teen girls. The vaping and electronic cigarette craze has swept through our nation's middle and high schools. New marijuana laws decrease children's perceived risk of its harm. The Neuroscience of High-Risk Behavior teaches students and parents how substances and other high-risk behaviors such as alcohol/drugs, vaping, and technology overuse affect healthy brain development and how to prevent children and adolescents from engaging in such risky behavior.

Dr. Crystal Collier is a therapist, researcher, and educator. She created a comprehensive prevention model to teach the neurodevelopmental effects of risky behavior to children, teens, and parents which was selected for the 2015 Prevention and Education Commendation from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and was given the Torch Bearer of the Year Award by the Texas Association of Addiction Professionals in 2018. In 2019, the Houston Counseling Association awarded her Counselor of the Year.