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The hoarding handbook : a guide for human service professionals / Christiana Bratiotis, Cristina Sorrentino Schmalisch, Gail Steketee.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.Description: xvii, 237 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780195385519 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.85227 22
LOC classification:
  • RC533 .B735 2011
Contents:
Hoarding and its effects -- Special challenges : interpersonal aspects of working with hoarding -- Working with service delivery systems : the hoarding task force model -- Assessment of severity and risks to self and others / with contributions by Sarah L. Dowal -- Hoarding and mental health services -- Hoarding and housing / With contributions by Jesse Edsell-Vetter -- Hoarding and public health and safety / with contributions by Paul Halfmann -- Hoarding and protective services -- Hoarding of animals / with contributions by Jesse Edsell-Vetter and Gary Patronek -- Hoarding and the legal system -- Medical aspects of hoarding -- Role of professional organizers -- Next steps in services for hoarding.
Summary: Hoarding is a serious, time-consuming, and expensive problem for virtually every community across the United States. This guide is a nuts and bolts resource filled with case studies, tips and strategies, and easy-to-use suggestions for professionals responding to hoarding situations.
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2 Week Loan Adult Mental Health Services, Cork, Library Adult Mental Health Services, Cork, Library SMU 616.852 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39102000000058
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Formerly CIP. Uk

Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-225) and index.

Hoarding and its effects -- Special challenges : interpersonal aspects of working with hoarding -- Working with service delivery systems : the hoarding task force model -- Assessment of severity and risks to self and others / with contributions by Sarah L. Dowal -- Hoarding and mental health services -- Hoarding and housing / With contributions by Jesse Edsell-Vetter -- Hoarding and public health and safety / with contributions by Paul Halfmann -- Hoarding and protective services -- Hoarding of animals / with contributions by Jesse Edsell-Vetter and Gary Patronek -- Hoarding and the legal system -- Medical aspects of hoarding -- Role of professional organizers -- Next steps in services for hoarding.

Hoarding is a serious, time-consuming, and expensive problem for virtually every community across the United States. This guide is a nuts and bolts resource filled with case studies, tips and strategies, and easy-to-use suggestions for professionals responding to hoarding situations.

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