Table 2.

Description of goal management training (GMT) and brain health workshop (BHW) interventions.

GMT session	Objectives	BHW session	Objectives
1. Slip-ups	Overall introduction Defining goals, absentmindedness, action slips Raising awareness of consequences of action slips	1. Introduction	General introduction Basic brain anatomy and cognition Etiology of brain damage and assessment modalities
2. Stop the Automatic Pilot	Defining automatic pilot (habit vs. control distinction) How automatic pilot can lead to errors Stopping the automatic pilot	2. Neuroplasticity	Hebbian learning Importance of keeping brain active Functional assessment of brain activity
3. The mental blackboard and present-mindedness	Defining the mental blackboard (working memory) Using “STOP!” to check the mental blackboard Mindfulness exercise to promote present-mindedness	3. Memory I	Review: Brain jeopardy Importance of memory Types of memory, memory processes
4. Slate your goal	Being sidetracked from your goal Stating goals to activate working memory representation “STOP!” (present-mindedness)-STATE cycle	4. Memory II	Memory and the brain How memory breaks down Functional implications of memory loss
5. Making decisions	Examples of competing goals Understanding emotional reaction to competing goals, including indecision To-Do Lists in the “STOP”-STATE cycle	5. Attention and executive functions	Defining executive functioning and attention How executive functions and attention break down Group problem-solving exercises
6. Splitting tasks into subtasks	Defining overwhelming goals that require splitting Organizing goal hierarchies “STOP!”-STATE-SPLIT cycle	6. Lifestyle and neuroplasticity I	Influence of lifestyle on neuroplasticity and recovery Stress and brain function Sleep and brain function
7. Checking (STOP!)	Recognizing errors in “STOP!”-STATE-SPLIT cycle Using “STOP!” to monitor output Review	7. Lifestyle and neuroplasticity II	Nutrition and brain function Physical exercise and brain function Review and brain jeopardy