Digging out
Subtitle: helping your loved one manage clutter, hoarding & compulsive acquiring
By: Michael A. Tompkins, Tamara L. Hartl
Contributors: Hartl, Tamara L.
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications; New Harbinger Publications, Inc.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oakland, CA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9781572245945
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-188).
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: For those who are open to help: treatments that work; title: Why they refuse help; title: Digging out; title: How to use this book; title: 1:  What Is Compulsive Hoarding?; title: Defining compulsive hoarding; title: Why save that?; title: Why People keep hoarding; title: How do you know if your loved one has the problem?; title: Could it be something else?; title: 2:  Harm Reduction; title: What is harm reduction?; title: Applying harm reduction to compulsive hoarding; title: Why harm reduction can help; title: 3: Setting The Stage For Harm Reduction; title: Let go; title: Understand; title: Forgive; title: Grab hold; title: 4: Helping Them Accept Help; title: Engaging your loved one in the harm reduction approach; title: Introducing your loved one to the harm reduction approach; title: 5:  Assessing Harm Potential; title: Conducting the home assessment; title: Acquisition pathways; title: Identifying harm reduction targets; title: 6:  Creating A Harm Reduction Plan; title: Features of a harm reduction plan; title: Putting the harm reduction team together; title: Creating the harm reduction plan; title: Formalizing the harm reduction contract; title: 7:  Keeping The Harm Reduction Targets Clear; title: Step carefully: seven steps to successful home visits; title: Why do you have this here?; title: LEARN: listen, empathize, affirm, redirect, and negotiate; title: Skills for the long term; title: 8:  Managing The Bumps In The Road; title: Six common reasons for contract failures; title: Working through contract failures; title: Avoiding contract burnout; title: Using appropriate pressure; title: Making the best of a public situation; title: 9:  All In The Family And Other Complications; title: When people who hoard live together; title: When people who hoard live in assisted-care facilities; title: When the person who hoards is an older adult; title: How frailty influences harm reduction; title: 10:  When The Landlord Knocks, And Other Terrors; title: There are no "bad guys," only potential team members; title: Adult and child protective services; title: Health and safety codes; title: Guardianship or conservatorship; title: Eviction notices; title: Clear-out interventions; title: Resources; title: Recommended reading; title: Professionals who can help; title: Support groups; title: Other resources; title: Tips for managing paper, mail, and e-mail; title: Where to donate or recycle; title: References