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The Institute on Compulsive Hoarding and Cluttering (ICHC) is excited to announce some of our upcoming trainings!  Compulsive hoarding is the acquisition of, and failure to discard, possessions which appear to be useless or of limited value.  Please do not hesitate to pass these announcements on to friends, family members and colleagues.ICHC will be hosting a seminar for loved ones, friends or anyone interested in knowing more about compulsive hoarding and cluttering titled: “Digging Out:  Helping Your Loved One Manage Clutter, Hoarding and Compulsive Acquiring” on March 18th, 6-8pm at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, Suite 200, San Francisco.  For more information about the seminar, please click here.
http://mha-sf.org/programs/ichc/traininginstitute.cfm

Organizing is Naturally Hard for Me. What’s up with that?

Judith Kolberg, founder of the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization, will delve into some of the ends and outs of what is sometimes called executive dysfunction. She examines ideas about disorganization we always suspected might be true but just never had anybody discuss before. New ideas, new understanding, and maybe a few new tricks for making things better.

Date is March 17, Monday.
TIME is 9:00 p.m. EST (6:00 p.m. PT)
Just make a call in the usual way from any phone or service.
NUMBER TO CALL is 605-990-0700 and use access code 1035513# when asked.
The length is 45 minutes, 30 min. conversation and 15 min. Q & A.
The teleclass is free. Your only expense is your usual phone service charge.
Go to http://www.messies. com to print out the listening guide.

Christiana Bratiotis, University of Nevada, Reno master of social work graduate and Boston University doctoral student, is coming home to raise awareness and provide insight on the complex mental health problem of compulsive hoarding with a program titled, “This Full House: Understanding Compulsive Hoarding.”

The event will take place at noon, Feb. 28 at the Joe Crowley Student Union Theatre. The event is open to the public. There is no admission fee and lunch will be provided to guests.

Additionally, an encore event will take place, from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 28 in Mack Auditorium at Renown Regional Medical Center There is no admission charge and refreshments will be provided. Free continuing education units will be offered to social work professionals in attendance. Read more.

Starting in February 2008, the Foundation will organize monthly OCD information nights. The meetings will be held alternatively in French and English.-These information nights are open to everyone: consumers, families, health professionals, students and interested public.
-Those wishing to attend need to register by contacting us by email or by phone at (514) 727.0012 or 1.888.727.0012. Space is limited and those pre-registered will have priority.
-Number of places available: 25
-Format: approx. 45 minutes of talk and 45 minutes of questions/answers.
-The talks will give general information on the diverse aspects of OCD such as subtypes and treatments.
-The attendance is free. However, voluntary contributions of any amount would be gratefully accepted.

Next one:

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7^TH, 2008
6:00 pm to 7:30 pmOCD information night (English)
Dr. Adam Radomsky, Ph.D.