October 2024
CE Networking Event & Presentation
including Q&A

Friday, October 25, 2024
9:00am-11:00am

Online Via Zoom

2 CE Credits

Hoarding Disorder in Older Adults: Application of Cognitive Rehabilitation and Exposure Sorting Treatment (CREST)

with John Gault, LCSW

Hoarding Disorder (HD) affects 2.6% of all adults, across genders, cultures and backgrounds. The disorder can be particularly detrimental for older adults who may live in dangerous conditions due to fall risks, mobility issues, expired medications, and more. Cognitive Rehabilitation and Exposure Sorting Treatment (CREST) is an innovative and emerging treatment for hoarding disorder. It combines cognitive rehabilitation skills to reinforce older adults’ abilities to plan, organize, and problem solve, using those skills to enhance the application of exposure therapy in practicing discarding belongings. This presentation provides an overview of Hoarding Disorder (including diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, and pathology), details the CREST protocol, and reviews past and ongoing research in treatment development.

There will be opportunities during the presentation to ask questions of the presenter. We provide 2 CE Credits for attendance at this presentation.

Educational Goals/Learning Objectives:

Participants will learn how to identify and assess Hoarding Disorder (HD) in older adults and how the innovative Cognitive Rehabilitation and Exposure Sorting Treatment (CREST) can be used with clients/patients to improve their home safety and quality of life. At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Identify hoarding disorder by DSM-V diagnostic criteria.
2. Describe and outline the components of CREST and their functional utility in treatment.

Presenter:

John Gault, LCSW (he/him) is a licensed clinical social worker with the VA San Diego and UC San Diego. He has been working in clinical practice and treatment research on Hoarding Disorder since 2017. Mr. Gault was an integral part of early implementation and development of the UCSD CREST Community Program, the only public clinical treatment program for Hoarding Disorder in San Diego County. He has also been with the VA San Diego since 2020 in health sciences research on Hoarding Disorder and implementation science.

For more information, contact Jenni J.V. Wilson.

Event Details:

For: Licensed Therapists, Associates, Students, & Related Professionals

When: Friday, October 25, 2024 from 9:00am-11:00am

            8:30-9:00: Check-In
            9:00: Meeting/Presentation Begins
            11:00: Meeting/Presentation & Related Announcements End
            11:00-11:30: Participant Announcements (optional)

If you are interested in expanding your professional networking, sign up for Participant Announcements when you register. This segment is from 11:00am-11:30am, and is an optional 1/2 hour after the presentation.

After the presentation we will provide you with a link to a simple online test and evaluation questionnaire. When the test questions and the evaluation are completed, you will be provided with an online CE Certificate that can be personalized with your name and license information and either printed or saved on your computer.

Where: Online Via Zoom (Your registration confirmation email will include the Zoom link and instructions for accessing the event. A reminder email will be sent prior to the event.)

Cost:
$25 for LA-CAMFT Members
Other CAMFT Chapter Members
CSCSW Members
$15 for Prelicensed Members
Other CAMFT Chapter Prelicensed Members
$35 for Non-Members
$20 for Prelicensed Non-Members

*Registration closes Thursday, October 24 at 10:00pm.*

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Register online today! We look forward to seeing you on Zoom.

CAMFT Approved Continuing Education Provider 59450. LA-CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for MFTs, LPCCs, and/or LCSWs. LA-CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. This course meets the qualifications for 2 continuing education credits for MFTs, LPCCs, and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. To receive CE certificate: Participants must sign in/sign out, and must complete an evaluation form upon course completion. For a Course Schedule, please contact Jenni J.V. Wilson, Course Organizer, at NetworkingChair@LACAMFT.org. Refund policy: 48-hour notice required for refund of fee minus $5.00 administrative cost. Exceptions can be made for 48-hour notice in cases of emergency. Contact Jenni J.V. Wilson, LMFT, Course Organizer, at NetworkingChair@LACAMFT.org. Accommodations for Special Needs: Contact Jenni J.V. Wilson, LMFT, Course Organizer, at NetworkingChair@LACAMFT.org. Grievances: Program Administrator, Di Wilson, LMFT, manages all grievances—and will acknowledge, investigate and remedy grievances. Response to grievances will be made in writing within 30 days. Contact her at cfo@lacamft.org.