Archive for San Francisco

3/18/08: San Fran.: “Digging Out: Helping Your Loved One Manage Clutter & Hoarding”

February 29, 2008 at 1:30 pm · Filed under General News or Note, presentation, San Francisco

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

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1/12/08: SF-Sharp Park End Clutter & Chaos Talk

January 10, 2008 at 6:56 pm · Filed under General News or Note, presentation, San Francisco

End Clutter and Chaos: Jan. 12 Class

Professional organizer Caroline Totah talks about chronic disorganization and hoarding disorders, Saturday, January 12, at 11 a.m. at the public library, 104 Hilton Way, in Sharp Park. Totah suggests each attendee bring a shopping bag full of items you can’t decide whether to keep or discard; she will help you make those decisions that can free you and your home of clutter and chaos.

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March 13, 2008, San Francisco, Hoarding & Older Adults

November 3, 2007 at 9:51 pm · Filed under General News or Note, presentation, San Francisco, Workshop

Institute on Aging-Educational programs

March 13, 2008, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

RECOGNIZING AND RESPONDING TO CLUTTER ADDICTION AND COMPULSIVE HOARDING IN OLDER ADULTS
Many older adults acquire excessive amounts of seemingly useless items, then have trouble letting go of them. When does collecting turn into pathological hoarding? What can be done when an older person lives amongst so much stuff that it interferes with activities of daily living and creates a safety hazard? Presenters will discuss phenomenology, risk assessment, use of community resources, planning and executing cleanouts, other alternatives, and the inherent ethical dilemmas. 

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10/27/07: SF Bay Area Chapter of NAPO Regional Conference

September 6, 2007 at 4:17 pm · Filed under Conference, San Francisco, NSGCD

Registration is now open for the 19th Annual Regional Conference by the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of NAPO: 

  • Saturday, October 27, 2007
  • San Ramon Marriott Hotel, San Ramon, California
  • 18 information-filled workshops covering a wide variety of topics geared to professional organizers
  • Networking with 200 colleagues
  • Industry vendors featuring their newest products and services

Judith Kolberg - (pictured right) - Founder of the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization, author of Judith_kolbergConquering Chronic Disorganization and Organize for Disaster: Prepare Your Family and Your Home for Any Natural or Unnatural Disaster, and co-author of ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life will wrap up the day in a closing session on “Balance/Off-Balance/Rebalance - A Strategy for a Successful Organizing Business.”

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10/18/07: MHA-San Francisco Hoarding Conference

September 3, 2007 at 10:07 pm · Filed under Conference, San Francisco

Conferences on Hoarding and Cluttering 2007 Progress Not Perfection: Improving Health, Safety and ComfortThrough Harm Reduction

Date: Thursday, October 18, 2007
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:15 a.m.)
Location: St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1111 Gough Street, San Francisco, CA 94109

This is MHA-SF’s 10th annual Conference on Hoarding and Cluttering.

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