" HABIT stands for Healthy Actions to Benefit Independence and Thinking. HABIT doesn't cure those patients with memory loss who participate. Instead, the program offers several tools unique in addressing the condition of mild cognitive impairment and caregiving." Mayo Alzheimer's newsletter.
If anyone lives near the Minnesota Mayo Medical Facility, the above program sounds promising. It sounds like it helps to create an environment in which problems are eliminated/lessened -- what I aim to do through knowledge of behavioral management. Any ways in which we can enhance our skill level and prevent problems is optimal, and this program sounds like an avenue to accomplish that.
"HABIT is a 50-hour program for individuals recently diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment and a program partner. It's offered several times each year on the Mayo Clinic Campus in Rochester, MN. To learn more about the HABIT program go to": http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu/alzheimers_center/habit.cfm
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