POSTPONED: Etiology of Addiction and Basic Principles of Prevention

May 19 2020

Topic: Etiology of Addiction and Basic Principles of Prevention
Presenters: Mariette Danilo, Ph.D. and Sr. Mercedes Mccann, RSM, Ph.D.

Dr. Mariette Danilo serves as the Director of Education for the Saint John Vianney Center. Mariette designs educational experiences and oversees the program implementation process for the Consultation, Education and Outreach Department, utilizing a scientific knowledge base that is always, first and foremost, presented through the lens of Faith.
She has lectured extensively on topics in Wellness, Health Psychology and Risk Behavior. Mariette’s work has focused on the cognitive, emotional, and psychosocial variables involved in the development and prediction of risk taking and health compromising behaviors.

Sr. Mercedes McCann, RSM, Ph.D., serves as a Psychotherapist for the Saint John Vianney Center and Catholic Clinical Consultants providing multi-dimensional psychotherapy. Before coming to SJVC, Sister Mercedes ministered in several state and county institutions for the mentally ill. She has extensive experience facilitating small and large groups for religious communities including Chapters and Assemblies as well as speaking to groups of religious in the United States, Latin America and the Pacific Rim on various topics concerning religious life such as boundaries in religious life and priesthood, change and transition, emotional development, and the spirituality of aging. Her particular interest is the intersection of spirituality, ministry, community and good mental health in religious life.