This document summarizes a presentation about clearing clutter and changing lives. It discusses goals of understanding clutter issues, available resources, and techniques to defeat clutter. It provides statistics on how many people are affected by hoarding disorders. The presentation introduces the Peer Response Team and a CBT treatment group. It outlines symptoms of hoarding behavior and challenges individuals may face. Finally, it discusses finding a technique that works and having a plan to start clearing clutter.
5. Goals
To learn what clutter is and who it most affects
To learn what resources are currently available
in San Francisco to address clutter issues and
the loneliness that accompanies them
To understand what support we can provide for
individuals who have serious clutter issues
To learn the basics causes of hoarding behavior
To understand techniques that can help us
defeat the clutter
To introduce the PCORI Study
13. CBT TREATMENT GROUP
Group treatment and
intervention program
16 to 26 - week group
therapy program
Works very well for some
individuals
Continued progress after
the process for some
while others have some
degree of relapse
14. Other Innovative Groups
Drop-In Group
Unburied from Treasures
Open House Group (LGBT Center for 55+)
15. The PCORI Study
A joint study between UCSF and MHA
A comparison of two treatment techniques
The study continues through 2016
Funded by Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute
16. What are the Symptoms?
I. Difficulty discarding
II. Strong urges to save things
III. Excessive clutter
IV. Distress or impaired functioning
Additional characteristics
Excessive acquiring
Poor insight
28. The Game Plan
Identify the challenges
Identify your goals
Find a technique that works
Choose a place to start
Identify your categories
Create your hierarchy list
30. Decision Making Questions
Would I buy it again if I did not already own it?
Am I keeping it only because of the money I spent?
Do I have enough space for it?
Is it of good quality, accurate and / or reliable?
When do I have time to read this/ fix this / finish this project ?
Am I keeping this just because I am looking at it now?
Do I already have enough / too many of these?
31. Rules for Letting Go
If it doesn’t fit, it must go
If I have 5 of these, all others must go
If I have not worn it in a year, it must go
If it is badly stained, it must go
If I don’t have room for it, it must go
If I have not read it in 6 months, it must go
34. Currently in Development
Addition of 2nd Weekly Drop-In Support Group
Re-Issue with possible updates of “Beyond
Overwhelmed” Task Force Report
Monthly Structured Family Support Group for
Family Members of Individuals with Hoarding
Behavior
Searchable Online Resource Database of both
private and public businesses and agencies
who provide various services
Buried in Treasures for non-clinical service
provides
36. Mark Salazar
Senior Projects Manager,
ICHC Program, PCORI
Research Manager
John Franklin
Peer Response Team
Manager
PCORI Research Line
415-763-7489
Mental Health Association of
San Francisco
870 Market Street, Suite 928
San Francisco, CA 94102
Ph: 415-421-2926
Thank you.
Please stay in
touch!
Notas do Editor
Year MHASF was awarded grant to establish th Institute and the Task force
We are a private non-profit organization. We have been in San Francisco for over 65 plus years.
We are Consumer Driven with more than 50 of staff self-identified as having lived experience.
Part of the consumer driven approach we focus provide a lot of peer-based services which we will go into detail later in the presentation.
We also focus on Stigma Elimination, Advocacy, Public Policy Change, Education, Training.
For those who may not know, the bell in this picture is the MHA bell and was made from the chains that were routinely used to restrain patients in psychiatric facilities.
Comparable with percentage of population with Alzheimers.
Finally ICHC or the Institute on Compulsive Hoarding and Cluttering.
ICHC provides
CBT helps bring clarity and understanding into one’s one thoughts and behaviors. The skills building helps an individual decrease the anxiety and stress associated with the behavior. As you see in the photo, initial reaction is stress and anxiety. Results of after treatment, same scenario but with clearer thoughts and guided action.
Recovery is possible! Use your training:
Stages of Change
Harm Reduction
Recovery is possible!
Encourage tenants toward available supports.