Understanding Hoarding Behaviours
What if hoarding is more than “stuff?
CATEGORY: Supporting Older Adults
LENGTH: 3 hours
During training participants will explore hoarding behaviour and hoarding disorder and build a compassionate lens by understanding how trauma can play a role. Examine the hoarding scale and how to identify early stage hoarding behaviours and the best practices on how to tackle some of the challenges around hoarding, excessive acquisition and excessive collecting.
Learning Objectives
“Know” Knowledge & Understanding
- Explore the connection between hoarding and mental health.
- Build a working understanding of the element of trauma-informed practices as they relate to hoarding.
- Reframe judgment with understanding the responses that are met through hoarding.
- Build awareness of how to use the hoarding scale to identify opportunities of support.
“Do” Apply Skills & Practice
- Discuss strength-based collaboration and connection for individuals living with hoarding.
- Strengthen capacity to implement practices that support needs of individuals living with hoarding.
- Engage in conversation and experiences of those that support mental health connected to hoarding practices.
“Be” Professional Growth & Transformation
- Stand in confidence to see the human experience connected to hoarding practices.
- Hold space for compassionate conversations and gentle actions.
- Be a voice of compassion for those living with hoarding practices.
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Statement of Gratitude and Honouring Lived Experience
The training opportunities we offer have been made richer because of the generosity of the many individuals who shared their lived experiences with us and, in turn, gave us permission to share them with you. We are profoundly grateful to them for trusting us and believing their voices can help transform lives.
