SloMo,

The best way to memorize things, especially thing that do not lend themselves to mnemonic systems is by increasing the time interval between practice sessions.

Besides, mnemonics do not work well when you are trying to present information to a client. They do not see you as knowledgeable as you use your mnemonic system.

The first day, you practice once every 15 minutes. The next day, you practice once every hour.

The next day you practice at breakfast, lunch, dinner, and bedtime.

Each time you practice, you are building memory pathways to this memory. As you increase the time between practice sessions, these pathways require more effort to follow so the brain works harder to follow the path, using habit and investigation to find the memory pathway.

If you have any memorizing skills, this technique will work very well.

An aid to this system is to print out the information on small "cheat sheets." Then, you can pull them from your pocket and recite the information. I used this technique in high school successfully despite my cognitive problems from a concussion. It is great for lists, verses, charts, outlines, etc. It is a bit harder for paragraphs but still works.

I have used it to memorize entire pages of the Bible. My kids had a memorization challenge at school and I challenged them to beat me. I beat two out of three of them. But they all were successful with this memorization technique.

If my damaged brain can do it, you should be able to improve your memorization skills too.

A goal to have as you memorize the information, is to OWN the information. That means it is solidly memorized and understood in your mind. Only when you own information can you then GIVE it away. It will make the stress much less and your success much better.

Most of my understanding of brain injury and rehab is due to me reading and rereading it dozens of times if not more. As I reread the same article, I learn things that I overlooked before.

You have likely experienced these same things as you went through college.

Good luck with this.