THE MINDRAMP ACADEMY
THE MINDRAMP ACADEMY
FOR BRAIN HEALTH & MENTAL MANAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE LONG AND LIVE WELL
The MINDRAMP Academy motivates and inspires participants to take action to strengthen their aging brains and to manage their mature minds. The ultimate goal is “Qualongevity” – the aspirational quest to fill a long life with happiness, meaning and fulfillment.
MINDRAMP offers no quick-fix remedy. Qualongevity is not achieved by wish-fulfillment or magic-pill fantasy, but by designing and following a well thought out plan based on solid science. The MINDRAMP Academy teaches participants how to craft a brain health plan that is customized to meet their specific needs and their current circumstances. And, just as important, the class modules train participants to hone the skills needed to successfully implement and sustain their plans.
ONLINE LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT MADE EASY
The MINDRAMP Academy (MRA) is designed to make your life as an activity director or wellness professional as easy as possible. The MRA provides weeks of virtual programming designed to stimulate brain health and encourage cognitive engagement. The MRA offers guided recruitment strategies and handouts for class participants. All you need do is recruit participation and provide MINDRAMP with the contact information. We do the rest.
The MRA is delivered via Zoom Meetings. Anyone with a computer and access to the Internet can participate from the comfort of their own home. When possible, groups can gather in venues with large screens[Recordings of the classes can also be made available.] Each registrant receives an email invitation to the class meeting that includes login links and handout attachments. Group discussions and Q & A are handled through Zoom breakout rooms run by MINDRAMP.
THE MINDRAMP ACADEMY CURRICULUM
The MINDRAMP Academy curriculum consists of four core courses and two interactive workshops.
The four core courses provide participants with the theory and science of brain health and mind management. The full core curriculum consist of 16 modules. Each module consists of a Zoom lecture presented by MINDRAMP co-founders Michael C. Patterson and Roger Anunsen, with supporting slides and handouts. Each module ends with small group discussions among the students and a facilitator to raise questions, consolidate learning and facilitate group engagement.
The MINDRAMP Academy also includes two practicums that turn the learning into action. During the first interactive workshop each participant is guided through the development of their own, customized, brain health and mind management plans. The second practicum is a group-coaching session in which participants focus on overcoming common obstacles and challenges that might arise as people begin implementing their action plans.
AUDIO RESOURCES
Podcast (5:39) - Marilyn Olsen discusses The MINDRAMP Academy
Marilyn Olsen, Executive Director of Villages Oklahoma City (VOKC), discussed the MINDRAMP Academy. Marilyn’s comments were excerpted from an interview she did with Robin Gunn for Robin’s RISE & THRIVE radio show in Oklahoma City. Listeners will learn:
Podcast (17:14) - What is The MINDRAMP Academy?
MINDRAMP co-founders, Roger Anunsen and Michael C. Patterson join Marilyn Olsen, Executive Director of Villages Oklahoma City for a discussion about the newly launched MINDRAMP Academy.
The MINDRAMP Academy is an exciting outgrowth of a multi-year partnership between Villages OKC and MINDRAMP Coaching & Consulting to develop an ongoing brain health initiative for the greater Oklahoma City area.
Roger and Michael review the curriculum details and the learning objectives. Marilyn discusses how the MRA responds to her members’ desire for more programming around brain health, the enthusiasm for the project, and how the MRA supports VOKCs branding and recruitment goals.
VILLAGES OKC PRESS RELEASE
MATHER 2020 PROMISING PRACTICE AWARD
Oklahoma City Organization Wins National Recognition
for Innovative Brain Health Education Program
OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 2021) – VillagesOKC, an organization of virtual neighbors enabling mature adults to come together to learn, plan, and serve with spirit and dignity, has been selected by the Mather Institute as an honoree of the 2020 Promising Practices Awards. VillagesOKC was recognized for Bringing Brain Health Education to the Community.
Organizations working with older adults from across the country sent in submissions about how they are moving away from conventional practices with new and innovative approaches. In the unusual year of 2020, eight organizations with powerful ideas and practices were highlighted for continuing to move the aging services industry forward.
“The Promising Practices Awards honor true leaders in ideation and implementation,” said Cate O’Brien, PhD, assistant vice president and director of the Mather Institute. “We hope these projects will serve as a catalyst for organizations across the country and around the world to spark innovation for their own programs.”
Over the past two years, VillagesOKC has worked closely with MINDRAMP Consulting, a brain health consulting and coaching company, to develop and sustain a Brain Health Initiative, offering MINDRAMP’s unique approach through live presentations, videos, podcasts, web-based classes and workshops. The initiative presents a behavioral and risk-management approach that is specifically tailored for the mature adult population. From 2019-2020, brain health classes were attended by more than 360 older adults.
From Feb. to June 2021, VillagesOKC will again partner with MINDRAMP to host a weekly Brain Academy. The full semester of engaging, evidence-based sessions will be held via a secure Zoom meeting. The program is $100 for non-members and $50 for members of VillagesOKC. Programming includes:
Level #1 – Strong Brains, Sharp Minds: The Art & Science of Aging Intentionally
Level #2 – Mapping the Future of Your Mature Mind
Level #3 – Eight Behaviors That Shape Your Brain
Practicum #1 – Designing Your Brain Health Action Plan
Practicum #2 – Lions & Tigers & Bears: Group Coaching to Overcome Obstacles, Setbacks and Discouragement
“The Brain Health Initiative has expanded the range and depth of our remotely delivered services and has positioned us as a leader in the aging community,” said Marilyn Olson, executive director of VillagesOKC. “As MINDRAMP says, ‘Everyone wants a better brain.’ Offering this program has grown our membership and our place in the greater community.”
To learn more and to register for the Brain Academy, please email info@villagesokc.org or call 405.990.6637.
About VillagesOKC
VillagesOKC is a member-driven, volunteer-run, not-for-profit organization that embraces bringing services to people rather than moving people to services. Members connect to develop the resources needed to age comfortably in the home of their choosing. VillagesOKC offers members services in the home, as well as social and educational events, and computer access to a preferred vendor list. For more information, please visit villagesokc.org.
About Mather Institute
Founded in 1941, Mather is a nondenominational not-for-profit organization based in Evanston, Illinois, that creates Ways to Age Well.SM Mather Institute is its research area of service, and serves as an award-winning resource for research and information about wellness, aging, trends in senior living, and successful aging service innovations. To learn more, find your way to mather.com.
About MINDRAMP Consulting
MINDRAMP Consulting promotes brain health and cognitive development through personal and group coaching and training, consulting services, keynote addresses, workshops and seminars, and educational materials. We have a particular interest in the use of creativity and the arts to promote brain health and cognitive development.
Media Contact
Demery Pennington
dpennington@goodengroup.com
918.384.9286
THE MINDRAMP ACADEMY
FOR BRAIN HEALTH & MENTAL MANAGEMENT
LEARNING TO LIVE LONG AND LIVE WELL
The MINDRAMP Academy motivates and inspires participants to take action to strengthen their aging brains and to manage their mature minds. The ultimate goal is “Qualongevity” – the aspirational quest to fill a long life with happiness, meaning and fulfillment.
MINDRAMP offers no quick-fix remedy. Qualongevity is not achieved by wish-fulfillment or magic-pill fantasy, but by designing and following a well thought out plan based on solid science. The MINDRAMP Academy teaches participants how to craft a brain health plan that is customized to meet their specific needs and their current circumstances. And, just as important, the class modules train participants to hone the skills needed to successfully implement and sustain their plans.
ONLINE LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT MADE EASY
The MINDRAMP Academy (MRA) is designed to make your life as an activity director or wellness professional as easy as possible. The MRA provides weeks of virtual programming designed to stimulate brain health and encourage cognitive engagement. The MRA offers guided recruitment strategies and handouts for class participants. All you need do is recruit participation and provide MINDRAMP with the contact information. We do the rest.
The MRA is delivered via Zoom Meetings. Anyone with a computer and access to the Internet can participate from the comfort of their own home. When possible, groups can gather in venues with large screens[Recordings of the classes can also be made available.] Each registrant receives an email invitation to the class meeting that includes login links and handout attachments. Group discussions and Q & A are handled through Zoom breakout rooms run by MINDRAMP.
THE MINDRAMP ACADEMY CURRICULUM
The MINDRAMP Academy curriculum consists of four core courses and two interactive workshops.
The four core courses provide participants with the theory and science of brain health and mind management. The full core curriculum consist of 16 modules. Each module consists of a Zoom lecture presented by MINDRAMP co-founders Michael C. Patterson and Roger Anunsen, with supporting slides and handouts. Each module ends with small group discussions among the students and a facilitator to raise questions, consolidate learning and facilitate group engagement.
- Core #1 - Strong Brains, Sharp Minds: The Art & Science of Aging Intentionally (4 hrs.)
- Core #2 – Mapping the Future of Your Mature Mind (4 hrs.)
- Core #3 – Eight Behaviors That Shape Your Brain (4 hrs.)
- Core #4 – Mind Over Muddle (4 hrs.)
The MINDRAMP Academy also includes two practicums that turn the learning into action. During the first interactive workshop each participant is guided through the development of their own, customized, brain health and mind management plans. The second practicum is a group-coaching session in which participants focus on overcoming common obstacles and challenges that might arise as people begin implementing their action plans.
- Practicum #1 – Design Your Brain Health Action Plans (2 hrs.)
- Practicum #2 – Lions & Tigers & Bears, Oh My! Group coaching (2 hrs.)
AUDIO RESOURCES
Podcast (5:39) - Marilyn Olsen discusses The MINDRAMP Academy
Marilyn Olsen, Executive Director of Villages Oklahoma City (VOKC), discussed the MINDRAMP Academy. Marilyn’s comments were excerpted from an interview she did with Robin Gunn for Robin’s RISE & THRIVE radio show in Oklahoma City. Listeners will learn:
- Why she is working with MINDRAMP.
- How VOKC and MINDRAMP developed an ongoing brain health initiative for Oklahoma City.
- Why the VOKC members wanted an ongoing, sequential brain health curriculum.
Podcast (17:14) - What is The MINDRAMP Academy?
MINDRAMP co-founders, Roger Anunsen and Michael C. Patterson join Marilyn Olsen, Executive Director of Villages Oklahoma City for a discussion about the newly launched MINDRAMP Academy.
The MINDRAMP Academy is an exciting outgrowth of a multi-year partnership between Villages OKC and MINDRAMP Coaching & Consulting to develop an ongoing brain health initiative for the greater Oklahoma City area.
Roger and Michael review the curriculum details and the learning objectives. Marilyn discusses how the MRA responds to her members’ desire for more programming around brain health, the enthusiasm for the project, and how the MRA supports VOKCs branding and recruitment goals.
VILLAGES OKC PRESS RELEASE
MATHER 2020 PROMISING PRACTICE AWARD
Oklahoma City Organization Wins National Recognition
for Innovative Brain Health Education Program
OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 2021) – VillagesOKC, an organization of virtual neighbors enabling mature adults to come together to learn, plan, and serve with spirit and dignity, has been selected by the Mather Institute as an honoree of the 2020 Promising Practices Awards. VillagesOKC was recognized for Bringing Brain Health Education to the Community.
Organizations working with older adults from across the country sent in submissions about how they are moving away from conventional practices with new and innovative approaches. In the unusual year of 2020, eight organizations with powerful ideas and practices were highlighted for continuing to move the aging services industry forward.
“The Promising Practices Awards honor true leaders in ideation and implementation,” said Cate O’Brien, PhD, assistant vice president and director of the Mather Institute. “We hope these projects will serve as a catalyst for organizations across the country and around the world to spark innovation for their own programs.”
Over the past two years, VillagesOKC has worked closely with MINDRAMP Consulting, a brain health consulting and coaching company, to develop and sustain a Brain Health Initiative, offering MINDRAMP’s unique approach through live presentations, videos, podcasts, web-based classes and workshops. The initiative presents a behavioral and risk-management approach that is specifically tailored for the mature adult population. From 2019-2020, brain health classes were attended by more than 360 older adults.
From Feb. to June 2021, VillagesOKC will again partner with MINDRAMP to host a weekly Brain Academy. The full semester of engaging, evidence-based sessions will be held via a secure Zoom meeting. The program is $100 for non-members and $50 for members of VillagesOKC. Programming includes:
Level #1 – Strong Brains, Sharp Minds: The Art & Science of Aging Intentionally
- Feb. 10 – The Longevity Paradox & The Call to Adventure
- Feb. 24 – May the Force Be with You & Navigational Aids
Level #2 – Mapping the Future of Your Mature Mind
- March 10 – Motivation & Assessments
- March 24 – Planning & Skills for Sustainability
Level #3 – Eight Behaviors That Shape Your Brain
- April 14 – Cogwheel Overview, Physical Exercise & Mental Stimulation
- April 28 – Social Engagement, Stress Management & Diet and Nutrition
- May 12 – Sleep, Medical Factors & Environmental Conditions
Practicum #1 – Designing Your Brain Health Action Plan
- May 26 – Design Your Personal Action Plan
Practicum #2 – Lions & Tigers & Bears: Group Coaching to Overcome Obstacles, Setbacks and Discouragement
- June 9 – Put Your Personal Action Plan into Action
- June 23 –Develop Strategies for Sustainability
“The Brain Health Initiative has expanded the range and depth of our remotely delivered services and has positioned us as a leader in the aging community,” said Marilyn Olson, executive director of VillagesOKC. “As MINDRAMP says, ‘Everyone wants a better brain.’ Offering this program has grown our membership and our place in the greater community.”
To learn more and to register for the Brain Academy, please email info@villagesokc.org or call 405.990.6637.
About VillagesOKC
VillagesOKC is a member-driven, volunteer-run, not-for-profit organization that embraces bringing services to people rather than moving people to services. Members connect to develop the resources needed to age comfortably in the home of their choosing. VillagesOKC offers members services in the home, as well as social and educational events, and computer access to a preferred vendor list. For more information, please visit villagesokc.org.
About Mather Institute
Founded in 1941, Mather is a nondenominational not-for-profit organization based in Evanston, Illinois, that creates Ways to Age Well.SM Mather Institute is its research area of service, and serves as an award-winning resource for research and information about wellness, aging, trends in senior living, and successful aging service innovations. To learn more, find your way to mather.com.
About MINDRAMP Consulting
MINDRAMP Consulting promotes brain health and cognitive development through personal and group coaching and training, consulting services, keynote addresses, workshops and seminars, and educational materials. We have a particular interest in the use of creativity and the arts to promote brain health and cognitive development.
Media Contact
Demery Pennington
dpennington@goodengroup.com
918.384.9286