Understanding Hoarding is a half-day (3-hour) course which takes an in-depth look at the mental health condition of hoarding, including definitions, causes, symptoms, implications, and good practice. This course is designed primarily for housing support agencies; it may also be of interest to any agency, or individual, that delivers community-based services.
“I never attend any training expecting to go away with ‘the answer,’ but I feel this training has helped better my awareness and has given me some areas to research more.”
— Understanding Hoarding attendee, 2022
Course content:
Here are the topics covered in Understanding Hoarding:
What is hoarding?
Experiences of hoarding: The hoarder’s perspective
Understanding the condition: Our experiences
A disorder in its own right, or part of OCD?
Characteristics of hoarding behaviour
Potential causes of hoarding
Health and safety implications of hoarding
Safeguarding: Children living with hoarders
The Clutter Image Rating Tool
Relevant hoarding legislation
Forms of treatment for hoarding
Helping hoarders address their issues: The views of a hoarder
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Frequently asked questions
Check out the answers to some common questions below. If you want to ask something else, please contact us.
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Public dates for Understanding Hoarding are currently priced at £60 per person. However, if you are signing up a group of more than 4 people, please contact us for a bespoke quote and we will provide you with a competitive individual quote to match your requirements.
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Yes, upon completion of the course you will receive a PDF certificate by email. We do not currently provide printed certificates for our mental health training courses, workshops and seminars.
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Yes, we always incorporate time for comfort breaks within our training programmes. You will be informed of timings at the start of the session.
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Anyone aged 18 years or over is welcome to attend Understanding Hoarding.
