Mayo Clinic Memory Support System (MSS) Online Course 2025

Cognitive Rehabilitation Training | Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) & HABIT Program

📌 Overview

The Mayo Clinic Memory Support System (MSS) Online Course 2025 is a specialized training program designed to help clinicians support patients diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

Developed as part of the HABIT (Healthy Action to Benefit Independence & Thinking®) program, this course teaches practical strategies to improve memory compensation, daily functioning, and independence using a structured system centered around the HABIT Day Planner.

📦 Course Specifications

• 🎥 Format: Online video-based course
• 📅 Course Opens: October 10, 2025
• 🧠 Level: Clinical / Practical
• 🎯 Focus: Cognitive rehabilitation & memory support systems

🎯 Target Audience

This course is ideal for:

• Family medicine physicians
• Primary care physicians
• Healthcare professionals managing cognitive impairment
• Clinicians working with aging populations

🧠 What You Will Learn

🧩 Memory Support System (MSS)

• How to implement the HABIT MSS in clinical practice
• Training patients and support partners effectively
• Building sustainable memory habits

🧠 Cognitive & Behavioral Strategies

• Meta-memory and problem-solving techniques
• Supporting independence in daily activities
• Adapting interventions to individual patient needs

👨‍👩‍👧 Support Partner Integration

• Coaching caregivers and family members
• Managing relationship dynamics
• Enhancing long-term adherence to MSS

📅 Daily Function & Task Management

• Scheduling, prioritization, and routine building
• Breaking down complex tasks
• Improving consistency and compliance

📚 FULL COURSE MODULES & CONTENT

🟢 Module 1 – Foundations & Assessments

• Daily Use Survey
• HABIT Compliance Assessment
• HABIT IPQs
• HABIT Scope Sequence
• Session Notes
• Session Workbook

🟢 Module 2 – Scheduling & Calendar Basics

• Entering Schedule for the Day
• Forwarding Tasks to Future Dates
• Managing Incomplete Tasks
• Prioritizing High-Importance Items
• Scheduling Events & Appointments
• Notes (Journal) Section
• To-Do List Management
• Real-Life Example: Making a Dinner Reservation

🟢 Module 3 – IPOS & Support Process

• Asking Add / App / Aqq Techniques
• Assigning Tasks
• Introduction to IPOS
• Preparing & Reviewing Tasks
• Structured Support Strategies

🟢 Module 4 – Support Partner Strategies

• Adult Child as Support Partner
• Evaluating Current Systems
• Managing Challenging Relationships
• Building New Habits
• Digital Calendar Integration
• Handling Disengaged or Overwhelmed Participants
• Motivating Support Partners
• Setting Daily Goals

🟢 Module 5 – Routine Development

• Establishing Daily Routines
• Managing Resistance to System Use
• Transitioning from Previous Systems to MSS

🟢 Module 6 – Task Management

• Breaking Down Complex Tasks
• Improving execution and follow-through

🟢 Module 7 – Demonstrations & Case-Based Learning

• Real patient case demonstrations and expert responses:
  • Bill (Demonstration + Expert Feedback)
  • David
  • James
  • Martha
  • Roxane
  • Santiago
  • Stella
• Training introductions by course directors

⚡ Key Benefits

• Learn a structured, evidence-based memory support system
• Improve patient functional independence and quality of life
• Enhance clinician skills in cognitive rehabilitation
• Strengthen collaboration with caregivers and support partners
• Apply practical tools in real-world clinical settings

🚀 Why Choose This Course

• Developed by Mayo Clinic experts in cognitive health
• Focus on practical, real-life patient application
• Includes case-based demonstrations and strategies
• Ideal for primary care and outpatient settings

💡 Clinical Value

This course is essential for clinicians who want to:

• Support patients with mild cognitive impairment effectively
• Improve adherence to memory compensation strategies
• Promote long-term independence and daily functioning