Join The Center for Professional Education for our Spring 2024 OCD & Anxiety Lecture Series!
Sessions III, Friday, May 10, 2024, 12 - 1:30 p.m. ET
Session III: When Stuff Mounts: The Nature and Evidence-Based Treatment of Hoarding
Speaker: Gregory S. Chasson, PhD, ABPP, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago
Overview: Hoarding Disorder (HD) is a serious psychiatric disorder affecting about 4% of the adult population and costing $2 billion per year in the U.S. alone. HD is characterized by the excessive saving of possessions, considerable difficulty discarding items, and clutter that impairs quality of life. HD interferes with every aspect of life for those suffering—causing difficulty completing basic activities (cooking, sleeping), increasing risk of multiple illnesses (poor sanitation, rodent and insect infestations), and increasing the risk of injury/death (fires, falls, structural collapse). The disorder puts multiple parties in jeopardy (family, neighbors, first responders). Evidence for pharmacotherapy and non-specialized cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to treat HD has been mixed, necessitating the creation of a specialized protocol called CBT for HD. This presentation will define the nature of hoarding, characterize its associated features, and provide the latest details about CBT for HD. Attendees will learn to recognize hoarding and its features and to identify evidence-based CBT techniques indicated for the condition.
Learning Objectives:
After this lecture, registrants will be able to:
- Define hoarding disorder and characterize how it presents.
- Explain the associated features of hoarding disorder (e.g., prevalence, course, pathophysiology).
- Summarize cognitive-behavioral therapy for hoarding disorder (CBT for HD).
Approval Statements:
This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and other mental health professionals.
This series offers 7.5 contact hours for attending all three dates.
Physician Statement: Sheppard Pratt is accredited by The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity. Sheppard Pratt designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurse Statement: Sheppard Pratt is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Maryland Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on accreditation. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity. This activity provides 1.5 contact hours for nurses.
Psychologist Statement: Sheppard Pratt is authorized by the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists as a sponsor of continuing education. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this continuing education activity. Sheppard Pratt designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 contact hours for Psychologists.
Social Worker Statement: Sheppard Pratt is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners of Maryland to offer continuing education for Social Workers. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this continuing education activity. This activity is approved for 1.5 contact hours in Category I credits for Social Workers.
Counselor Statement: Sheppard Pratt has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5098. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Sheppard Pratt is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. This activity is available for 1.5 NBCC clock hours.