Course curriculum

  1. Understanding Hoarding Disorder, Complexities in Treatment, and Strategies in Working with this Population - Part 1

  2. Understanding Hoarding Disorder, Complexities in Treatment, and Strategies in Working with this Population - Part 2

  3. Post-Test

  4. Course Evaluation

About this course

  • $22.50
  • 1.5 hours of video content

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Course Description

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Hoarding Disorder is a condition that requires skill and training to address the complexities that arise in working with individuals who are struggling with the excessive acquisition of items and the difficulty letting go. The result can be devasting to both the individual who experiencing these difficulties, and also to their loves ones and even the community. This presentation will discuss an understanding of the etiology of Hoarding Disorder, comorbid diagnoses, treatment strategies, understanding the stages of change, and how to support loved ones who are impacted.

Educational Goals

This course will identify treatment strategies for clients struggling with Hoarding Disorder, and the stages of change that therapists can be aware of in working with such clients.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the diagnosis of Hoarding Disorder and co-morbid diagnoses.

  • Describe how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Exposure and Response Prevention can help clients struggling with Hoarding Disorder.

CEs

This course meets the qualifications for 2.0 hrs of continuing education (CE) credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT (Provider #57173) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. Redwood Empire Chapter CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

About the Instructor

Dr. Robin Zasio, Psy. D., LCSW is a featured doctor on the Emmy Nominated A & E hit series HOARDERS, Host of "My Extreme Animal Phobia" on Animal Planet, and author of THE HOARDER IN YOU: How to Live a Happier, Healthier, Uncluttered Life. Dr. Zasio is well-known for her work in the community, in addition to traveling across the country providing education regarding proper treatment for OCD and anxiety disorders, and helping to reduce stigma surrounding mental health conditions. Dr. Zasio has been specializing in treating OCD, anxiety disorders, and related conditions for the past 20 years utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Exposure and Response Prevention techniques. After developing a thriving private practice, she developed The Anxiety Treatment Center in 2005, and later, The Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center and The Compulsive Hoarding Center, all located in Sacramento, CA, which she currently owns and directs. Dr. Zasio continues to maintain her private practice providing individual, group and family therapy services, in addition to supervising interns who are learning to treat anxiety disorders. Dr. Zasio was the President of the Sacramento Valley Psychological Association from 2003-2005 and currently serves on the Scientific Advisory Board, Clinical Advisory Board, and the Speakers Bureau for the International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF), and is a faculty member for their Behavior Therapy Training Institute. In 2010, she developed OCD Sacramento Foundation, an affiliate office of the IOCDF. Dr. Zasio is on the Advisory Board for the Sacramento Chapter of the National Alliance of the Mentally Ill where she writes a “Doctor’s Column” for their monthly newsletter. She is a member of the International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation, American Psychological Association, Trichotillomania Learning Center, and Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.
Robin Zasio, PsyD

Purchase Terms

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