Upcoming Workshops:
August 9, 2010
“Understanding and Engaging Reluctant Clients”National Association of Professional Organizers, San Diego Chapter, La Jolla, CA
October 8, 2010
“Helping People Who Hoard Who Don’t Want Help: A Multifaceted Approach to Improving Functioning in Afflicted Individuals” 2010 Annual Conference of the California Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers LAX Westin Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Registration form
October 14, 2010
“Hoarding: Creative Interventions”
2010 Annual Conference of the Western Regional Chapter of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
The Westin South Coast Plaza Hotel, Costa Mesa, CA
Conference website
October 25, 2010
“When it’s Hard to Discard”
10:00 am, Lakeview Senior Center
20 Lake Road
Irvine, Ca
November 10, 2010
“More than Clutter: Helping Older Adults who Hoard”21st Annual National Adult Protective Service Association Conference
Westin Gas Lamp Hotel, San Diego, California
Conference website
Compulsive hoarding is a perplexing and confounding problem for afflicted individuals, their families, and communities. Extreme collecting and saving behavior can result in safety hazards and even health problems for people and communities when clutter and belongings have filled homes and overwhelmed lives. People who hoard and those who encounter this behavior are often frustrated and bewildered after attempts to resolve the issue. Authorities may quickly revert to involuntary or forced cleanouts after meeting resistance in their efforts to abate the “nuisance.”
Mark Odom, LCSW, provides individual, family and professional consultation, counseling, educational workshops, and practical help for excessive clutter and hoarding behavior.