The hoarding handbook : a guide for human service professionals / Christiana Bratiotis, Cristina Sorrentino Schmalisch, Gail Steketee.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.Description: xvii, 237 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780195385519 (pbk.) :
- 616.85227 22
- RC533 .B735 2011
Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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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 |
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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