Posts Tagged ‘Learning Disabilities’
Q&A with Jessie Steinberg, MS – Administrative Director of Education at OPI
We recently sat down to connect with Jessie Steinberg, MS, to discuss her role as our new Administrative Director of Education for the Department of Educational Services for OPI Living Programs. We wanted to know how her time here at OPI has been going, any insights she’s gained from working with our participants, and the…
Read MoreUnderstanding ADHD in Children and Adults
October is Global ADHD Awareness Month. Here, Optimum Performance Institute/OPI Intensive clinical therapist Kim Jensen, LMFT, shares about his own childhood experiences with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and discusses the condition’s diagnosis, symptoms and treatments. Being labeled as “hyper” in early childhood, my experience with ADHD was one of feeling stigmatized and different than…
Read MoreIntensive Outpatient Program at OPI Living Expands Services For Local Young Adults
Young adults aged 17–28 in the Los Angeles area who need help defining goals and becoming independent can now participate in a unique Intensive Outpatient Program at the Optimum Performance Institute. This program offers everything from individual and group psychotherapy, life coaching and career development classes to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), yoga, tennis, hiking and…
Read MorePart Two: Q and A with Anne LaRiviere, Director of Admissions at OPI Living Programs
As Director of Admissions for all OPI Living Programs, I recently decided to start a blog post series to outline some commonly asked questions that we receive from parents and referring therapists. This is the second set of questions in my new series. To read all of the frequently asked questions I’ve discussed, visit our…
Read MoreOPI Responds to Parent and Participant Requests: Changes are Made
JCAHO-accredited Optimum Performance Institute continues its dynamic tradition of rapidly responding to the individualized needs of Young Adults by making significant programming changes to its OPI Intensive for Young Adults with Borderline Traits, Borderline Personality Disorder and Co-Occurring Conditions (eating disorders, substance abuse, PTSD, mood disorders, etc.). OPI opened the specialized OPI Intensive about a…
Read MoreOPI Participants Attend Lecture at the Kavli Institute
A few weeks ago some young adults piled into one of our vans to take the 1 ½ hour drive up the California coast to University of California, Santa Barbara, and hear a lecture about how the quantum spin of electrons can be used to convey information and help create the most powerful computers ever…
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