Understanding Hoarding Behaviour

This session will start with a brief overview of the formal diagnosis of hoarding disorder, recognising hoarding behaviours and the effects on daily living. There will be discussions around cases that have been published from the court of protection and coroners court. We will also cover Practical support pathways – including effective approaches and methods of decluttering with case studies to consider, and opportunities for discussion and questions. This training will help with risk assessments, funding applications, involving other professionals, hosting an effective multiagency meeting and using supervision effectively.

Learning Outcomes :-

- A deeper understanding of hoarding behaviour and ways to support people

- Confidence to approach complex situations with practical methods and systems

- Tools to assess and support people who experience hoarding behaviour

- Increased confidence in ‘best practice’ and ways to avoid doing more harm than good

- Discuss learning from case studies

- Access to other available sources of information and resources to continue learning

Trainer bio:

Lisa Barrett is an independent Social Worker with over 20 years of experience across a range of services. She has specialised in working with people with hoarding behaviour for the last 9 years through her Ltd company Clutter Free Living. Lisa is also an Independent Best Interests Assessor, and provides training to health and social care providers and safeguarding partnerships, bereavement support services and decluttering organisations and regularly speaks at social interest groups. She works alongside her clients in their own homes, supporting them with both the emotional and practical aspects of addressing their hoarding and saving behaviours and making their homes safe and accessible.

Delivered online via Zoom.

Corporate multi booking rates available - contact ProfDE@basw.co.uk for details