Working with Hoarding Behaviors in Youth in Foster Care   

Explore ways to communicate with youth in foster care about hoarding behavior.  Discuss: What is hoarding? How does it manifest itself related to youth in foster care?  Examine hoarding from the perspective of neglect and how it relates to obsessive compulsive disorder and impulse control behaviors.  Study pictures showing what hoarding looks like in the home versus messy/disorganization.  Participate in discussions and case presentations; complete a compulsive hoarding rating scale assessment to effectively learn about hoarding behavior.  Obtain resources that include community agencies that provide services regarding hoarding behavior.

Instructor Rocio Rodriquez is bicultural/bilingual therapist with a multi-discipline background.  She has worked in substance abuse recovery programs, court-mandated treatment, and with San MateoCounty Mental Health. Rocio has worked with families on family therapy, couple counseling, and play therapy. She has facilitated groups in Spanish and English on parenting, substance abuse, and health education.  Also available in Spanish.