Digging out : helping your loved one manage clutter, hoarding & compulsive acquiring
Record details
- ISBN: 9781572245945
- ISBN: 1572245948
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Physical Description:
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xii, 188 pages ; 23 cm - Publisher: Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, ©2009.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-188). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- For those who are open to help: treatments that work -- Why they refuse help -- Digging out -- How to use this book -- What Is Compulsive Hoarding? -- Defining compulsive hoarding -- Why save that? -- Why People keep hoarding -- How do you know if your loved one has the problem? -- Could it be something else? -- Harm Reduction -- What is harm reduction? -- Applying harm reduction to compulsive hoarding -- Why harm reduction can help -- Setting The Stage For Harm Reduction -- Let go -- Understand -- Forgive -- Grab hold -- Helping Them Accept Help -- Engaging your loved one in the harm reduction approach -- Introducing your loved one to the harm reduction approach -- Assessing Harm Potential -- Conducting the home assessment -- Acquisition pathways -- Identifying harm reduction targets -- Creating A Harm Reduction Plan -- Features of a harm reduction plan -- Putting the harm reduction team together -- Creating the harm reduction plan -- Formalizing the harm reduction contract -- Keeping The Harm Reduction Targets Clear -- Step carefully: seven steps to successful home visits -- Why do you have this here? -- LEARN: listen, empathize, affirm, redirect, and negotiate -- Skills for the long term -- Managing The Bumps In The Road -- Six common reasons for contract failures -- Working through contract failures -- Avoiding contract burnout -- Using appropriate pressure -- Making the best of a public situation -- All In The Family And Other Complications -- When people who hoard live together -- When people who hoard live in assisted-care facilities -- When the person who hoards is an older adult -- How frailty influences harm reduction -- When The Landlord Knocks, And Other Terrors -- There are no "bad guys," only potential team members -- Adult and child protective services -- Health and safety codes -- Guardianship or conservatorship -- Eviction notices -- Clear-out interventions -- Resources -- Recommended reading -- Professionals who can help -- Support groups -- Other resources -- Tips for managing paper, mail, and e-mail -- Where to donate or recycle -- References. |
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Subject: | Compulsive hoarding Popular works Compulsive hoarding Patients Family relationships Family Relations Obsessive Hoarding Compulsive hoarding |
Genre: | Popular Works. Popular works. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lummi Library | RC 569.5 .H63 T66 2009 | 289409 | Stacks | Available | - |