OMA - Opening Minds Through Art support
Opening Minds through Art (OMA) is an award-winning, evidence-based, intergenerational art-making program for people living with dementia. It was developed at Scripps Gerontology Center, an Ohio Center of Excellence at Miami University, in 2007. Opening Minds through Art (OMA)’s goal is to help build a society that values all people, including older adults living with dementia. We achieve this by building genuine friendships between people living with dementia and volunteers as they engage in artmaking.
People living with dementia (artists) are paired with volunteers (students, families, caregivers) who are trained to rely on imagination instead of memory and focus on remaining strengths instead of lost skills. OMA enables people living with dementia to assume new roles as artists and teachers and leave a legacy of beautiful artwork.
This is a time sensitive volunteer role.
- For 6 to 8 weeks.
- Site specific
REQUIREMENTS
- Completed application
- Successful completion of the interview process
- Positive reference checks
- Pass a Police Information Check and Vulnerable Sector Search
- Complete the orientation and screening process
- Complete training for OMA program
Philosophy and Mission
“Let Us Welcome You Home.”
We are pleased to announce that The Brenda Strafford Foundation’s Continuing Care communities have officially transitioned to Optima Living.
We are currently updating this page to reflect these changes. Thank you for your patience as we work to provide you with updated information.
