Tune in to hear Head of School, Dr. Mark Carleton, chat with Presbyterian School trustee and former parent, Dr. André Napier, in a new episode which is now live and available for download on our People of PS Podcast.
A man of multiple talents, pursuits and stories, Dr. André Napier, has been part of the Presbyterian School community for over 10 years. Three of his four children including Andre '14, Arden '16, and Emery '22, attended Presbyterian School. André will always be best known for creating the PS Dad's: Hot Dog Takeover, an annual Spring lunch cookout sponsored by PS dads. Andre is the owner of Avalon Diner in Stafford. Prior to becoming a restauranteur, Andre's professional career included working as a concert tour manager and with professional athletes. In recent years, André earned his doctorate in Behavioral Health Management and has added Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Suicide Prevention Coordinator for the Houston VA to his resume. He is also a therapist and consultant for the National Basketball Players Association.
André is someone you will want to get to know better. Our short bio does not do justice to his extensive work in the community. After you listen to our Podcast, attend our Parent Ed series on Supporting our Students: Understanding Suicide and Self-Harm in Today's Youth on February 6 at noon to learn more from André. He is one of three mental health professionals presenting and will discuss the prevalence of suicide among today's youth, and highlight useful tools and strategies on how to approach real life scenarios concerning thoughts of suicide.
Excerpt from André Napier in the People of PS Podcast:
One of the tipping points for me deciding to go back to school was my then firstborn son was in school, in private school, and he was having some challenges, and ultimately that led to us getting him a neuropsych evaluation, and we determined that he had ADHD. So I was very reluctant, frustrated about the diagnosis. I did not want to accept it. It didn't make sense. ADHD didn't make sense. Folks telling you that your child's brain may not be wired the same as other folks, and then they start talking about what the effects of that will be for him long term. So I think that that really was the deciding factor for me to go back to school, was that I needed to find out more. And the more I found out, the more I needed to find out. And that's how I started out in clinical therapy.
Tune in to hear Head of School, Dr. Mark Carleton, chat with Presbyterian School trustee and former parent, Dr. André Napier, in a new episode which is now live and available for download on our People of PS Podcast.
A man of multiple talents, pursuits and stories, Dr. André Napier, has been part of the Presbyterian School community for over 10 years. Three of his four children including Andre '14, Arden '16, and Emery '22, attended Presbyterian School. André will always be best known for creating the PS Dad's: Hot Dog Takeover, an annual Spring lunch cookout sponsored by PS dads. Andre is the owner of Avalon Diner in Stafford. Prior to becoming a restauranteur, Andre's professional career included working as a concert tour manager and with professional athletes. In recent years, André earned his doctorate in Behavioral Health Management and has added Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Suicide Prevention Coordinator for the Houston VA to his resume. He is also a therapist and consultant for the National Basketball Players Association.
André is someone you will want to get to know better. Our short bio does not do justice to his extensive work in the community. After you listen to our Podcast, attend our Parent Ed series on Supporting our Students: Understanding Suicide and Self-Harm in Today's Youth on February 6 at noon to learn more from André. He is one of three mental health professionals presenting and will discuss the prevalence of suicide among today's youth, and highlight useful tools and strategies on how to approach real life scenarios concerning thoughts of suicide.
Excerpt from André Napier in the People of PS Podcast:
One of the tipping points for me deciding to go back to school was my then firstborn son was in school, in private school, and he was having some challenges, and ultimately that led to us getting him a neuropsych evaluation, and we determined that he had ADHD. So I was very reluctant, frustrated about the diagnosis. I did not want to accept it. It didn't make sense. ADHD didn't make sense. Folks telling you that your child's brain may not be wired the same as other folks, and then they start talking about what the effects of that will be for him long term. So I think that that really was the deciding factor for me to go back to school, was that I needed to find out more. And the more I found out, the more I needed to find out. And that's how I started out in clinical therapy.