The New Face of Hoarding Disorder & Trauma under the DSM-5

• • Distinguish the history of hoarding in those who are predisposed to the disorder, the reasons that the population is compelled to gather, and the treatments for those who hoard or are chronically disorganized
• • Identify the unique challenges of this population by stepping into the mind of a hoarder through a hands-on lab
• • Develop a treatment plan to immediately incorporate into your practice
• • Discover the usefulness of a team approach when working with this chronic population
• • Examine professional self-care techniques to use when working with this complex population

Uncluttering Your Mind
With the emergence of reality TV shows about hoarding, people with hoarding and chronic disorganization have been brought out to the public eye. These shows do not always highlight the trauma inflicted due to this disorder. Hoarding is a family disease which affects more than just the person actually suffering from the disorder. It is estimated that between 15 and 16 million people in the U.S. are currently suffering with hoarding behaviors. Hoarding has been with us since the beginning of time, yet we know little about it clinically. We do know that our ancestors were hunters and gatherers for reasons of survival. In our modern society, this gathering or keeping instinct in extreme situations threatens the very survival instinct that it was meant to resolve ? and manifests itself as Hoarding Disorder.

Under the DSM-5 the term Hoarding Disorder is coined as its own concrete disorder. This course presents the most current research and evidence-based treatments for chronic disorganization and Hoarding Disorder according to the DSM-5.