Virtual Hoarding Awareness Training - STAGE 3

Purpose:-

Delivered over 3 sessions virtually, this Stage 3 hoarding awareness training is intended to apply the knowledge gained through working on case studies and practical examples to help those affected by hoarding behaviour, chronic disorganisation and extreme clutter.

Looking at risk management, hoarding procedures, application of legislation and more deeply into trauma informed approaches, we will see how each hoarding case is unique and the support that can be provided will be bespoke to the challenges of an individual situation. You will hear from a person affected by hoarding behaviours and will have the opportunity to get firsthand insight into how hoarding affects someone.

NB: You need to have completed Stage 1 and 2 training to attend, or evidence that you have knowledge of the content covered in Stage 1 and 2. Learning outcomes for Stage 1 and 2 are available on request. Please email info@hoardingdisordersuk.org

Content:-

Session 1 - Hoarding procedures

• Summary of Stage 1 and 2 training
• Risk assessment and management
• Roles and responsibilities
• Self-neglect enquiries
• Multi Disciplinary Teams (MDTs)
• Hoarding Panels

Session 2 - Application of legislation

• Relevant legislation
• Lessons learned
• Case Study 1
• Case Study 2
• Case Study 3
• Review

Session 3 - Deeper understanding

• Core beliefs
• Attachment theory
• Trauma informed approaches
• The voice of someone with hoarding behaviours
• Final summary
• Recommended reading

Who is this for:-

• Practitioners, staff and volunteers on the front-line
• Family/friends who support those who have hoarding behaviours

Duration:-

1.5 hours x 3 sessions on one-day

Session Times:-

• Session 1 - 9.00am to 10.30am
• Session 2 - 11.00am to 12.30pm
• Session 3 - 1.30pm to 3.00pm

NB: This and other workshops are available to be booked in-house at your organisation for up to 12 people to suit your requirements. Contact us at info@hoardingdisordersuk.org to enquire.

Hoarding Disorders UK is a not for profit Community Interest Company. Our aim is to provide expert advice to those affected by the varying levels of hoarding disorder, ranging from the chronically disorganised to those with extreme clutter.

We support professionals, the individuals and those surrounding the person to effect change which impacts on their lives as well as the wider local community.

We have a responsible and unique person-centered approach using professional decluttering, life skills and home organisational skills. We provide an ethical, sustainable and quality approach throughout our work which includes signposting, coaching, mentoring, research, support groups, education and training.

We work collaboratively with professionals and organisations in contact with both individuals and families.

Jo Cooke is a Director of ‘Hoarding Disorders UK – Community Interest Company’ and also runs her own business ‘Tapioca Tidy’. She is also the author of the book “Understanding Hoarding” which is fast becoming the “go to manual” for people affected, their families and agencies that work with people exhibiting hoarding behaviours.

She has appeared in the Guardian newspaper, Cosmopolitan magazine and other publications. She has also appeared a number of times on BBC Radio and in a BBC documentary ‘Inside Out’. Jo was selected as a finalist for the Thames Valley Venus Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.

Jo is a professional declutterer and organiser who has a very professional, calm, non-judgemental and “makes sense” approach to helping you reclaim your space. Jo previously had a varied career in charitable organisations, human resources, project management, bookkeeping and the civil service, but realised she had a flair for decluttering and organising when she had to sell the family home that her father had lived in for more than 30 years. She has a wealth of experience and skills required when working in cluttered environments and takes a responsible and empathetic approach to the needs of people she works with.

Jo co-facilitates three hoarding support groups in Bracknell, on the telephone and on-line.

You can contact Jo at jo@hoardingdisordersuk.org

Lynn Howells

As someone who experiences hoarding behaviours Lynn deals with overwhelm and item overload on a daily basis in her home life. She is slowly managing to clear items from her home and has a mix of liveable rooms and inaccessible rooms.

Lynn volunteered to help run and administrate the Hoarding Support Groups that Silva Homes set up. Her experience helps support those who attend the groups, both practically and emotionally. She had a lightbulb moment early on at one of the meetings which has helped her understanding of why she experiences these hoarding behaviours. Lynn speaks clearly for people in her situation and featured in an item on The One Show aired by the BBC in May 2018.