Compulsive Hoarding: Fact, Fiction, Intervention, and Treatment

6 CEU’s

Friday, November 4, 2011

Registration 8:30 a.m.

Workshop 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Anderson Hospital

Maryville, Illinois

Co-Sponsored by:

Department of Social Work

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The seminar will focus on the phenomenon of Compulsive hoarding. The presenter will provide an introduction to the symptoms of hoarding and the impact it can have on life and property. Participants will learn about assessment and treatment of compulsive hoarding as well as the family dynamics of a hoarding lifestyle. The presenter will help participants conceptualize underlying issues related to hoarding, from a cognitive-behavioral perspective. Case experiences from his work as a therapist on the A&E show “Hoarders” for the past three seasons, will be shared and discussed.

SPEAKER: Mark Pfeffer, M.S. LMFT

Mark Pfeffer is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Illinois and California. He is Director of the Panic/Anxiety Recovery Center in Chicago. PARC is a specialized outpatient program that provides comprehensive treatment for anxiety and related disorders. Mark received his Master’s degree in Psychology from Boston University with additional post-graduate work at UCLA. He also served as the Commissioner of Social Services for the City of Santa Monica and is an active clinical member of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) and International OCD Foundation (IOCDF). Mark Pfeffer’s website: www.beyondanxiety.com

Agenda

8:30 a.m. On-site registration

8:55 a.m. Welcome and Introductions

9:00 a.m. Workshop Begins

10:30 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. Workshop Resumes

12 Noon Lunch

1:00 p.m. Workshop Resumes

2:30 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m. Workshop Resumes

3:45 p.m. Questions and Answers

Seminar Topics

· What It Is

· Compulsive Hoarding Defined

· Features and Diagnosis of Hoarding

· Squalor and Animal Hoarding

· Children of Hoarders

· A Model for Understanding Hoarding

Ground Zero

· Entering the Home

· Assessing the Damage

· The Hoarding Tour/Interview

· Dealing with Resistance

· The Family Factor

· Enhancing Motivation

Treatment

· Funding Recovery

· Cognitive Behavioral Strategies

· Organizing Skills Training

· Service Coordination Considerations

· Preventing Relapse/Managing over a Lifetime

· Additional Reading, Training and Resources

PARKING:

Please enter in the Physician Office Building I. Parking is in the lot in front of the building.

REGISTRATION: Advance registration is preferred. The registration fee is $79 and includes light snacks, lunch and parking. A discount is available for students and for agencies registering four or more staff members. For those paying by credit card please register on-line at https://aceweb.siue.edu/WConnect/ace.

Credit card payment will only be accepted with on-line registrations. Otherwise, check or money order, made payable to SIUE, will be accepted for registrations received by U.S. mail.

Continuing Education Units: 6 CEU’s are approved for Social Workers and Counselors. 0.6 General Continuing Education Units approved for all others.

For more program information contact:

Kellene M. Hamilton, MSW, LCSW, DCSW

Field Liaison/Instructor, SIUE Department of Social Work, 618-650-2620,

For more registration information contact:

SIUE Office of Conferences and Institutes, 618-650-3210, or email .

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Compulsive Hoarding: Fact, Fiction, Intervention, and Treatment

(C116SWK03)

Friday, November 4, 2011

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