Clearing

Clutter,

Changing Lives

Introductions

Sandy

Consumer

Driven

Peer

Support

Stigma

Elimination

AdvocacyPublic

Policy

Education

Training

Goals To learn what clutter is and who it most affects

To learn what resources are currently available

in San Francisco to address clutter issues and

the loneliness that accompanies them

To understand what support we can provide for

individuals who have serious clutter issues

To learn the basics causes of hoarding behavior

To understand techniques that can help us

defeat the clutter

To introduce the PCORI Study

3% – 5%

Samuels, 2008

9 – 15 Million People

3% – 5%

Between 25,000 to

50,000 adults in San

Francisco face

hoarding and

cluttering

challenges – and

that estimate may

be low.

Mark Salazar

Senior Projects Manager

ICHC Advocacy

Information and

Referral

Community Education /

Trainings

Annual Conference

Support Groups

17th Annual ICHC Conference

November 5 – 6, 2015

Hilton San Francisco – Financial District

Peer

Response

Team

Support

Groups

Community

Education /

Trainings

Treatment

Groups

1:1 Peer

Support Linkage to

Referrals &

Information

Advocacy

Consultation

PEER RESPONSE TEAM

CBT TREATMENT GROUP

Group treatment and intervention program

16 to 26 - week group therapy program

Works very well for some individuals

Continued progress after the process for some while others have some degree of relapse

Other Innovative Groups

Drop-In Group

Unburied from Treasures

Open House Group (LGBT Center for 55+)

The PCORI Study

A joint study between UCSF and MHA

A comparison of two treatment techniques

The study continues through 2016

Funded by Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute

What are the Symptoms?I. Difficulty discarding

II. Strong urges to save things

III. Excessive clutter

IV. Distress or impaired functioning

Additional characteristics

Excessive acquiring

Poor insight

Safety First

What are our challenges?

Mental Functioning

Attention

Categorization

Decision Making

Memory . . . . . . . .

Over Thinking

Overly Creative Thinking

Perfectionism . . . . . . . .

Emotions

Sentimental attachments

Identity . . . . . . . .

Safety, security and control

Understanding

and

Accepting Ourselves

Perception

Do you see what I see?

Telling your story?

Identify your Goals

I. Set your priorities

III. Keep you eye on the prize

II. Develop the right skills

What do I do now?

Find a Technique that Works

For You

A PLACE TO START

A Place to Start

The Game Plan

Identify the challenges

Identify your goals

Find a technique that works

Choose a place to start

Identify your categories

Create your hierarchy list

Categories

Decision Making Questions

Would I buy it again if I did not already own it?

Am I keeping it only because of the money I spent?

Do I have enough space for it?

Is it of good quality, accurate and / or reliable?

When do I have time to read this/ fix this / finish this project ?

Am I keeping this just because I am looking at it now?

Do I already have enough / too many of these?

Rules for Letting Go

If it doesn’t fit, it must go

If I have 5 of these, all others must go

If I have not worn it in a year, it must go

If it is badly stained, it must go

If I don’t have room for it, it must go

If I have not read it in 6 months, it must go

Assess Progress

The PCORI Study

Currently in Development

Addition of 2nd Weekly Drop-In Support Group

Re-Issue with possible updates of “Beyond Overwhelmed” Task Force Report

Monthly Structured Family Support Group for Family Members of Individuals with Hoarding Behavior

Searchable Online Resource Database of both private and public businesses and agencies who provide various services

Buried in Treasures for non-clinical service provides

Q & A

Mark Salazar

Senior Projects Manager, ICHC Program, PCORI

Research Manager

John Franklin

Peer Response Team Manager

PCORI Research Line

415-763-7489

Mental Health Association of San Francisco

870 Market Street, Suite 928

San Francisco, CA 94102

Ph: 415-421-2926

Thank you.

Please stay in

touch!