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Understanding Hoarding

Learn about its relation to other problems and treatment

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

Upcoming public course dates

  • Session date and time:

    Monday 10 June 2024, 9:30am — 12:30pm

    Location:

    Online via video call (instructions will be sent prior to session)

    Course fee:

    £60 per person

Book a place or request a quote

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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Yes, we always incorporate time for comfort breaks within our training programmes. You will be informed of timings at the start of the session.

  • Anyone aged 18 years or over is welcome to attend Understanding Hoarding.