Upcoming Workshops:
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
“Hoarding 2012” -A 30 minute presentation to the Orange County Financial Abuse Specialist Team Orange County Adult Protective Services
Thursday & Friday, April 26 & 27, 2012
“Empowering Communities through Collaboration and Research” 90 minute workshop at the International Conference on Clutter and Hoarding in San Francisco. Registration information available here.
Wednesday, May 3, 2012
“Recognizing, Understanding and Intervening in Severe Hoarding Situations” A 90 minute workshop at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Minds Conference 8:00 am – 4:00 pm; Anaheim Marriot, Anaheim, CA. Registration information available here.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
“Understanding and Helping People who Hoard” 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Orange County Family Violence Council Brown Bag Training Series Anaheim Family Justice Center
Saturday, May 19th, 2012
“Hoarding and the Older Adult” A 5 hour course for senior service providers and the public University Extension, University of California, Riverside Registration information available here.
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.