Downsizing the Home: Dr. Gail Steketee Shares Her Insights on Hoarding

BUSSW’s Dean Gail Steketee discusses the difference between clutter and hoarding in her assessment of the emotional connections to items.  She is highly esteemed in her field.  Her work highlights her expertise in obsessive compulsive spectrum disorders.  She co-authored the book, Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things, and the first edited scholarly volume on hoarding disorder, The Oxford Handbook of Hoarding and Acquiring.  She also co-authored Buried in Treasure: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving and Hoarding.  She frequently gives lectures and workshops on the subject to professionals and public audiences around the nation and abroad.  Gain more insight on Dean Steketee’s work through her interview with Downsizing the Home.