Date of Award
4-28-1995
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Department
Social Work
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore what interventions are being used on older adults living in what are described as "garbage houses." This study interviewed seven human service professionals to find how they intervened, what techniques they used, and what theoretical orientations influenced their intervention choices. With the help of articles in the literature and the findings from the respondents interviewed in this study, a hypothesis was developed emphasizing the systems perspective and problem solving method to establish a theoretical construct for an intervention. The intervention recommended would vary according to the individual client's need, but include short and long term intervention strategies and goals.
Identifier
SC 11.MSW.1995.Schoonov.HJ
Recommended Citation
Schoonover, Henry J., "Interventions With Older Adults With Hoarding Behaviors Living in "Garbage Houses"" (1995). Theses and Graduate Projects. 106.
https://idun.augsburg.edu/etd/106