GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND PHILOSOPHY
Roanne is a unique and highly individualized Program for Young Adults with Disorders of Emotion Regulation such as Borderline Personality Disorder program.
At Roanne, we understand the tremendous need that exists to acknowledge and deal with the real challenges faced by these unique Young Adults as they attempt to experience sustained happiness, stability and direction in the “real world”.
We believe they need continued, compassionate support in order to gain the trust in themselves that they need to begin working on career or educational goals.
We believe it takes time and patience to help them discover the joys that exist in the moment so they can break habituated attachments to the suffering of the past and skillfully address fears of the future.
There isn’t an “easy fix.” In fact, it “takes a village” to provide the long lasting transformation these young people need—a village comprised of highly experienced clinical staff working in a secure, serene environment with a plethora of opportunities in the community to draw from in order to stimulate growth.
Roanne’s intensive 6-week Immersion Phase:
Participants live in our 8-acre, staffed home in Malibu, CA where they are grounded in a comprehensive program that includes an intensive foundation in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) integrated with a complimentary, developmentally-based model utilizing enhanced mindfulness techniques ranging from meditation and yoga to equine therapy, somatic experiencing, acupuncture and more.
The goal is to help them learn to regulate emotion so they can experience joy and fulfillment in the real world. This phase includes:
- Psychiatric consultation
- They begin a relationship with their therapist/case manager who follows them throughout their full continuum of treatment at Roanne and remains the point person for the family and referring professional.
Roanne’s two month Transformational Phases:
- Participants live in our staffed apartments, continuing their DBT and Mindfulness work while actively participating in learning Transformational Therapy techniques. Together, these give them the developmentally-based skills they need to learn to make decisions and find passion and direction in their lives.
- They begin working with the Optimum Performance Institute that founded Roanne. For nearly a decade, OPI has helped young adults discover and reach goals and independence (see www.opiliving.com). OPI is JACHO accredited.
- They collaborate with OPI’s Departments of Education, Career Development, Volunteer Services and Extra Curricular Activities as they develop and achieve “real world” goals.
- They can finish high school, embark on a career path, take college or advanced college courses at numerous community and fouir year colleges located nearby, go to a technical school, volunteer at places such as Day Care Centers or animal refuges.
Characteristics of Roanne:
- Roanne is small and highly individualized with one Independent Specialist for every two Participants.
- Those who choose to progress from the 6-week Intensive Phase to our two-month Transformational Phases are able to take advantage of Roanne’s Full Continuum of Care that can take them through Aftercare and beyond.
- Each Participant continues with the therapist/case manager they started with in the Immersion Phase. This person follows them throughout their full continuum of care at Roanne and remains the point person for the family and referring professional.
- Roanne integrates the best and most successful approaches from Western medicine and psychology with traditional Eastern practices.
- Roanne staff is augmented by specialists in fields that promote mindfulness such as Tai Chi, Qi Gung, Yoga, Equine Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, Acupuncture, etc.
- Roanne utilizes Trainers from the UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Research Center (MARC), Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
- Select Roanne staff members are intensively trained by Behavioral Tech LLC, founded by Marsha Linehan, Ph.D., originator of DBT as an evidenced-based treatment for complex personality disorders.
- Our Participants come from outpatient programs, therapists, physicians, RTC’s, hospitals, wilderness programs or home from throughout the United States and abroad.
THE ROANNE STORY
A Seamless Continuum of Care
(The Optimum Performance Institute created Roanne Manor. For nearly a decade, young men and women worldwide have progressed through OPI's highly therapeutic, educational, career, recreational and recovery program to find balance in their lives and their place as responsible members of society. See www.opiliving.com).
The goal of the Roanne program is to provide opportunities for creating new habits, making DBT and mindfulness practice part of one’s daily routine and engaging in DBT-individual and group psychotherapy and medication management. These new habits then are augmented by Transformational Therapy Techniques that help them move into the real world where each unique young adult can discover the personal passions, interests, and abilities while that will help them gain independence.
To accomplish these goals, each Roanne staff member has been trained independently and intensively. Our staff ratio is one Independent Living Specialist for every two Participants.
- The Roanne Staff was intensively trained by Behavioral Tech LLC, founded by Marsha Linehand, Ph.D., founder of DBT as an evidence-based treatment for complex personality disorders.
- Medical Director is Edward Spencer, M.D., clinician at the UCLA Borderline Personality Disorders Initiative Clinic.
- Patricia Gieselman, MFT, is Roanne supervisor and Program Consultant. She personally trained with Linehan as well as at Behavioral Tech.
- Marvin Belzer, PH.D., Associate Director of the UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Research Center (MARC), Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior teaches and coordinates our Mindfulness work.
- Robert F. Fischer, M.D., Executive Director, child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist has nearly 35 years of experience helping families. Dr. Fischer co-founded the Optimum Performance Institute and Roanne Manor and coordinates our Transformational Therapy curriculum.
- The Optimum Performance Institute: For nearly a decade, the staff at OPI has helped young adults reach their full potential and become contributing members of society. OPI is accredited by JCAHO and is a member of the National Assn. of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP).
- Roanne staff is augmented by specialists in the fields of Tai Chi, Qi Gung, Yoga, Equine Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, Acupuncture and Martial Arts.
In Our Immersion Phase, participants live in our safe and staffed home overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Malibu. Here, they are not distracted by the anxiety associated with emotional dysregulation. This allows them to focus on our comprehensive program of DBT and Mindfulness practice in combination with individual and group psychological and psychiatric therapy, medication evaluation and management.
In our Transformational Phase, participants live in our beautiful apartments near OPI where they begin the transition back into the “real world” utilizing a phased system for development and growth. They learn Transformational Therapy techniques while continuing to practice DBT-adherent and Mindfulness Techniques. They achieve individual goals assisted by OPI Departments of Education, Career Development, Extra Curricular Activities and Volunteer Services.
WHO ARE ROANNE YOUNG ADULTS?
Young Men and Women ages 18-28 from throughout the world with Disorders of Emotion Regulation such as Borderline Personality Disorder or Traits. Our Young adults generally are unable to:
- Handle or respond to their anxiety in ways that allow them to stick with things whether it is navigating the complexities of relationships or completing a sequence of tasks or obligations in either the academic or work place.
- Complete or achieve goals whether they be academic, work-related or social due to an inability to satisfactorily regulate their anxiety,
- Many have had prior therapeutic experiences and treatment that, hopefully, provided some improvement. But they did not result in really helping these young adults function independently in a balanced and independent manner.
By providing a seamless continuum of care at Roanne, our Participants can achieve their goals and become functioning members of society.
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THE ROANNE PHASED SYSTEM FOR INDEPENDENCE: Our 6-week Immersion Phase and our 2 month Transformational Phases.
Our six-week Immersion Phase takes place at Roanne Manor, a beautiful, gated and staffed English Tudor home with ocean and mountain views in Malibu, CA providing a serene, safe and peaceful environment without the distractions caused by the anxiety associated with emotional dysregulation. In this phase they:
- Receive psychiatric consultation and medication management.
- Learn and begin to practice the basic foundations of Dialectic Behavioral Training (DBT), emotion regulation and mindfulness techniques.
- Participate in individual and group DBT therapy, DBT skills groups and coaching, mindfulness skills groups and coaching, psychiatric evaluation and management
- Learn invaluable Mindfulness Techniques from Trainers from the UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Research Center (MARC), Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.
- Participants engage in enhanced mindfulness skills with experts in experiential opportunities including Qi Gung, Tai Chi, Yoga, Acupuncture, Somatic Experience, and Equine Therapy.
- Participants begin their relationship with their own therapist/case manager who continues working with them throughout their stay at Roanne.
After the Immersion Phase participants may move to our 2 month Transformational Phases where they begin to benefit from the breadth of opportunities for personal growth and development OPI has developed in the Los Angeles community. Here, they:
- Live in our beautiful three-bedroom apartments in secure complexes with swimming pools, work-out rooms, and even tanning beds.
- Continue to be coached in DBT and Mindfulness Skills while starting to use them in the real world to achieve a more balanced life and find and focus and purpose in their lives.
- Begin learning Transformational Therapy skills.
- Receive continued Medication Management.
- Begin to collaborate with the OPI Departments of Education, Career Development, Volunteer Services and Extra Curricular Activities to develop and achieve goals and begin integrating into the community.
- Finish high school, begin a career, take college or advanced college courses, go to a technical school, volunteer at places such as Day Care centers or animal refuges and much more, all under the careful direction of the experience OPI staff.
- Are transported to numerous local junior colleges and universities, The L.A. Musicians Institute, the Westlake Culinary Institute, vocational, opportunities, the L.A. film school, schools of acting, etc.
- Have access to Mentorships, to multiple volunteering and extra curricular activities.
- Engage in our phased, step-wise plan for identifying and achieving personal goals and independent living skills.
- Continue to participate in individual and group DBT therapy, DBT skills groups and coaching, mindfulness skills groups and coaching, psychiatric evaluation and management.
- Select two mindfulness techniques to focus on with continuing experiential opportunities in acupuncture, somatic experiencing, equine therapy, etc.
- Supervision is gradually decreased as they achieve independence and reach individual goals.
- Continue their relationships with same therapist/case manager.
Following the Transformational Phases, Continuing Care Options are available where participants gain independence while continuing to participate in individual and group DBT therapy, DBT skills groups and coaching, mindfulness skills groups and coaching, psychiatric management, etc.
WHAT SETS ROANNE APART FROM OTHER PROGRAMS?
Roanne is unique and distinguished from any other program of its kind, providing new hope for men and women with Disorders of Emotional Regulation such as Borderline Personality Disorder or Traits.
Two of the many reasons why Roanne is so unique are EXPERIENCE and LOCATION:
EXPERIENCE — Our Staff has been specially trained in DBT, Mindfulness and Transformational Techniques
- The Roanne Staff was intensively trained by Behavioral Tech LLC, founded by Marsha Linehand, Ph.D., founder of DBT as an evidence-based treatment for complex personality disorders.
- Medical Director is Edward Spencer, M.D. a clinician at the UCLA Borderline Personality Disorders Initiative Clinic.
- Patricia Gieselman, MFT, is Roanne supervisor and Program Consultant. She personally trained with Linehan as well as at Behavioral Tech.
- Marvin Belzer, PH.D., Associate Director of the UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Ressearch Center (MARC), Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, teaches and supervises our Mindfulness work.
- Dr. Robert F. Fischer, M.D., Executive Director, child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist with nearly 35 years of experience helping families. He co-founded OPI and Roanne Manor and coordinates the teaching of Transformational Therapy Techniques.
- The Optimum Performance Institute: For nearly a decade, OPI has helped young adults reach their full potential and become contributing members of society. OPI is JCAHO accredited and a member of the National Assn. of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP).
- Roanne staff is augmented by specialists in the fields of Tai Chi, Qi Gung, Yoga, Equine Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, Acupuncture and Martial Arts.
LOCATION
Not enough can be said about the benefits of being located both in Malibu and in Woodland Hills, CA, 45 minutes away from downtown Los Angeles (don’t worry about the freeways: We drive our Participants everywhere).
Roanne has access to everything this metropolitan area has to offer from multiple colleges and universities; employment opportunities; a culinary institute; a musician’s institute, acting, fashion and beauty schools and much, much more. There isn’t an interest we can’t explore.
We offer Roanne Participants experiences that would be hard to find in any one place, anywhere else PLUS the best of Eastern as well as Western techniques for enhancing emotional development.
For those interested in sports there is skiing, scuba diving, basketball, surfing, etc. Participants go bouldering, attend art exhibits and concerts to name just a few activities.
Also, exciting trips throughout the world can be arranged in conjunction with San Francisco-based Adventure travel Company, Geographic Expeditions. These trips will allow participants to experience broadened opportunities to appreciate and utilize both DBT-adherent techniques and mindfulness skills.
Additional reasons why Roanne Stands Alone:
- We are very
small and highly individualized with one Independent Living Specialist for each Participant.
- We provide a safe, peaceful environment, in our Immersion Phase, free of distractions caused by the anxiety associated with emotional dysregulation so our young men and women can learn the tools they need to learn to function in the real world, select and maintain goals and develop healthy relationships.
- Participants learn invaluable Transformational Therapy techniques, in the Transformational Phases, that help them move into the “real world”.
- We provide a continuum of care. Participants slowly move into independent living while being continually supported by the same Therapist/Case Manager who works with them and their families.
- Participants can maintain the continuity of care provided by the diverse and supportive Roanne Therapeutic Team as well as peers and all the resources of OPI.
- Participants are introduced to Mindfulness and DBT-adherent skills which they practice while receiving transformational therapy until all become part of their lives. This allows them to maintain supportive and healthy relationships while they re-integrate into the real world.
WHAT ROANNE PROVIDES
Immersion Phase at Roanne Manor:
- Initial consultation
- Room and Board
- Transportation
- 24/7 supervision
- Highly structured yet nurturing, compassionate environment
- DBT-adherent Individual and Group Therapy
- Medication evaluation and consultation
- DBT skills groups and coaching
- Mindfulness skills groups and coaching
- Special activities promoting Mindfulness such as Yoga, Tai Chi, Qi Gung, Equine Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, Acupuncture, etc.
- Individual Life Coaching
- A therapist/case manager who establishes a continuity of care by serving as the Point Person for the young adult and his/her family throughout all phases of Roanne
- Psychiatrist specially trained in DBT-adherent techniques
- Staff intensively trained by Behavioral Tech., LLC, utilizing the model developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan, founder of DBT
- Participation in Community Service Activities
- Specialized training in Distress tolerance, Interpersonal effectiveness and Emotional regulation
- Training by members of the UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Research Center (MARC), Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior
- Recreational activities range from utilizing swimming pool and tennis court on grounds plus surfing, trips to local beaches, museums, shops, movies, etc.
- Participants may live in rooms that have one or several beds
- Participants have the option of continuing into our Transformational Phases
"Two-Month Transformational Living Phases in Roanne Apartments near OPI"
Our Transformational Phases take place in Secure, Staffed Apartments near OPI Where Our Young Men and Women Begin to Establish Educational/Career/Vocational Goals.
Each phase is designed to increase independence in staffed apartments. Participants utilize all the resources, mentors, staff and extra-curricular and recreational activities available at OPI. The apartments are safe and secure in Woodland Hills, CA, with swimming pools, workout rooms, etc. Men live in their apartments, women live in there’s. There are two people in the master bedroom, one in each of the other bedrooms.
Programming Includes:
- Room and Board
- Continued work with their individual therapist/case manager
- Collaborate with the OPI Departments of Education, Career Development, Volunteer Services and Extra Curricular Activities to develop and begin achieving goals and begin integrating into the community
- They can finish high school begin a career, take college or advanced college courses, go to a technical school, volunteer at places such as Day Care centers or animal refuges and much more, all under the careful direction of the experience OPI staff
- Continued Individual and Group DBT Psychotherapy
- Each Young Adult selects two Mindfulness Experiences that they continue practicing as they move into Independence
- DBT Skills Groups and Coaching
- Continued Medication Management
- Transportation
- For Continuity of Care, Participants can continue mindfulness training at the UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Research Center (MARC), Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. This provides them opportunities to meet others in the greater L.A. Communit who also are participating in Mindfulness Practices
THE ROANNE CONTINUUM OF CARE
From here, depending on their progress and needs, they can step down to:
- Two-Month Phases in a Staffed Apartment, room/board included
- Two-Month Phases in Unstaffed Apartment, room/board not included
- All services may continue to be offered or an individualized package of services may be selected.
OUR LOCATION
Immersion Phase in Roanne Manor:
Roanne Manor is a magnificent, gated English Tudor home on nearly 8 acres of lush greenery and gorgeous grounds. In a calm, serene setting, it enjoys incredible ocean and mountain views from one of the greatest vantage points in Malibu. Roanne Manor has a large chef’s kitchen, tennis court, heated pool, spa and sauna and bedrooms with one or several beds.
Here our Participants learn and practice Dialectic Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness techniques and skills while receiving individual psychiatric consultation, evaluation and management. They participate in Qi Gung, Tai chi, Yoga, Acupuncture, Somatic experiencing and Equine Therapy.
Transformational Phases in Apartments Near OPI
Apartments are secure and have swimming pools, workout rooms.
A two-month phased system of independence may be followed by opportunities for continued care where staffing is gradually reduced. Participants utilize all the resources, mentors, staff and extra-curricular and recreational activities available at OPI.
TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES
To be Announced: Working with Geographic Expeditions, an adventure travel company in San Francisco, Roanne hopes to offer, soon, an individual adventure trip for Participants who are in our Transformational Phase. Participant is responsible for costs.
ADVISORY BOARD
- Flynn O’Malley, Ph.D., Program director for the Compass Young Adult Unit, Menninger Clinic, Houston, Texas.
- Others to be announced.
MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION, CLINICIANS
- Medical Director is Edward Spencer, M.D. is a clinician at the UCLA Borderline Personality Disorders Initiative Clinic.
- Patricia Gieselman, MFT, is Roanne supervisor and Program Consultant. She personally trained with Linehan as well as at Behavioral Tech.
- Marvin Belzer, PH.D., Associate Director of the UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Ressearch Center (MARC), Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.
- Dr. Robert F. Fischer, M.D., Executive Director, child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist with nearly 35 years of experience helping families.
- Jennifer Taylor, MFT, Clinical Therapist
- Will Owens, Clinical Therapist
- Rebecca Singer, Clinical Therapist
- Sal Estrella, Milieu Director
- The Optimum Performance Institute Team
- Jessica Breton, OPI Program Director
ADMISSIONS PROCESS/CONTACT ROANNE
- The young Adult or parents/sponsor/referral source contacts Anne LaRiviere, Director of Admissions at (888) 558-0617 or anne@opiliving.com
- Prospective Participant’s information is reviewed and appropriate therapists, psychiatrists and treatment centers are contacted.
- Potential Participants are interviewed by the Roanne Team.
- Potential Participants and families are encouraged to visit and meet the Roanne team.
- Admission Packet of information is sent.
- Admission is scheduled
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