OPI participants attended The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

OPI Living Educational Outing LA Festival of Books 2012

The Education Department within the Optimum Performance Institute proudly presents monthly educational field trips! This is a relatively new opportunity at OPI for participants to attend informational and educational events here in the Los Angeles and surrounding communities. Each month we choose locations and events that are based off of different academic subjects. Recently, OPI…

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Keeping with Traditions from Home While at OPI

Having Roanne and Optimum Performance Institute (OPI) Program participants be comfortable while they are in our programs and away from home is very important to all of us. In keeping with traditions that participants may celebrate at home, here at OPI we celebrated both Passover and Easter this past weekend with participants who wanted to…

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OPI is Expanding

WOODLAND HILLS, CA The Optimum Performance Institute is growing in more ways than one. OPI nearly doubled its office space and we have welcomed three new members to our OPI Administrative Team. Jessica Breton, MA, and Alisa M. Shapiro, M.A., joined OPI as Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. Both are graduates of Phillips Graduate Institute.…

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OPI Participants On Galapagos Islands

WOODLAND HILLS, CA—-Three OPI Participants are spending 10 days visiting the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador on a private trip arranged specifically for OPI by Geographic Expeditions, an adventure travel company specializing remote locations and complex logistics. The three are accompanied by Maria Perez, OPI’s Director of  Extra Curricular Activities. They began their trip in Quito…

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OPI Participants Provide “Christmas in April” For Special Needs Families

WOODLAND HILLS, CA—-Once OPI Participants Amanda J., Scott S. and Matt D. decided on a unique Community Activity for April their enthusiasm quickly spread until three local families with special needs were treated to a unique “Christmas in April” grocery shopping spree at a local grocery store. Sixteen OPI Participants spent weeks collecting nearly $700…

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OPI Participant going to FIDM

OPI Living Success Story

Woodland Hills, CA – OPI is proud to announce that Participant Amanda J. was accepted as a student at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandizing in Los Angeles. Amanda will study Beauty Industry Merchandising and Marketing. FIDM is a highly competitive WASC and NASAD- accredited specialized private college. It offers Associate of Arts, Professional Designation…

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OPI Celebrates Fifth Year

WOODLAND HILLS, CA—- The Optimum Performance Institute just celebrated its fifth anniversary as the nation’s premier transitional program for young adults ages 17-25. OPI is dedicated to providing them with a highly individualized therapeutic, educational and residential program. OPI was founded by Dr. Robert F. Fischer, M.D, and Anne LaRiviere in Woodland Hills, Calif.. Their…

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OPI Has New Director of Education

WOODLAND HILLS, CA—-Tiffany Duplessis-Barmore, M.Ed., is the new Director of Education at the Optimum Performance Institute, replacing Joan Erskine. Ms. Duplessis-Barmore received her masters in education with an emphasis on psychology from Pepperdine University. She taught at Los Angeles Southwest College and St. Eugene Catholic School. Ms. Erskine remains at OPI as a one-to-one individual…

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Participants Return from Turkey And Greece

WOODLAND HILLS, CA—-OPI participants described their recent two-week adventure in Turkey and Greece as “Incredible” and “A once-in-a-lifetime experience”. OPI Program Director Katie Mikolyski accompanied them aboard the 65-foot traditional Turkish boat that afforded the Young Adults the opportunity to tour ancient ruins and visit local villages. This private trip was organized for OPI by…

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OPI Offers Internships

WOODLAND HILLS, CA: The Optimum Performance Institute has teamed with the Addiction Studies Program Pierce College to offer internships for students who are working to be certified addiction specialists there. Under the clinical supervision of Martin Cisneros, CAC, RAS, OPI’s Director of Chemical Dependency Services, and Jeff Kestenbaum, LCSW, Director of Counseling Services, the students…

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OPI Hosts Film Maker

A 28-year-old film-maker, Aaron Rockett, discussed his newest documentary “The Fixer: Afghanistan Behind the Scenes” after showing it to OPI staff and participants, recently. The 45-minute film is about the 3 months Rockett spent in Kabul trailing a BBC journalist and a local assistant they called “The Fixer” because he did everything from keeping them…

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OPI Bowlers Feted

WOODLAND HILLS, CA—-Five OPI Participants who had formed an OPI Bowling League were treated to breakfast at the International House of Pancakes to celebrate the end of a great 10-week competitive season. Other Participants are members of OPI’s Basketball League. The Optimum Performance Institute is a highly individualized therapeutic and educational residential program for young…

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