This on-line training will take place over two days and consist of 2 x one hour live facilitated discussions with a self paced reading package.

Monday 8 March 2021 Module 1: 10am -11am

Monday 15 March 2021 Module 2: 10am - 11am

Support providers often encounter challenging situations involving hoarding and squalor. Responding appropriately requires a fundamental understanding of hoarding disorder, its underlying causes and how it affects the individual. It usually takes time to build the necessary trust and rapport before working with the client to co-design effective strategies to address the situation.

Understanding and Responding to Hoarding and Squalor Situations provides an online introduction to the topic and an exploration of practical techniques in working with clients. The training will be conducted in two learning modules.

For each module, learners will:

• receive a background reading package with discussion questions

• participate in a one-hour, on line Zoom forum. The session will be based around the module content, the discussion points and questions from participants. Participants will be able to send through questions they’d like to discuss before the sessions.

Course Content

Module 1: Understanding Hoarding and Squalor• Key definitions – Hoarding, collecting, clutter, squalor• Common characteristics• Causes and contributing factors• Common issues for support providers• Available resources

Module 2: Responding Appropriately to Hoarding and Squalor Situations

• Engaging and Establishing Trusting Relationships with Clients• Assessment Tools• Planning and sequencing support strategies• Working in challenging domestic environments• Further training opportunities and resources.

Please Note: This training has been heavily subsidised by CI Group