Supporting People Who Hoard: Trauma, Empathy and Co-operation

When you think of a person who hoards, who do you picture? What judgements do you make about them? In this webinar replay we look past a person's 'hoard' and the immediate problems it may present to develop our understanding of how trauma and other underlying factors can explain why someone might be hoarding. Expect to leave this webinar better able to recognise the vulnerabilities of people who hoard, motivated to address the root causes of their hoarding behaviours, and better prepared to work with multi-agency partners to tackle this complex area of practice.

Description

In this webinar replay, we look past a person's 'hoard' and the immediate problems it may present to develop our understanding of how trauma and other underlying factors can explain why someone might be hoarding.

We’ll think about the significance of the transference of value to inanimate objects or in some cases animals, and ask whether our responses acknowledge the distress someone might feel if separated from them.

Through a series of three conversations with Professor Nick Neave, Heather Matuozzo and Kayley Hyman, this webinar seeks to provide deep insight to what hoarding looks and feels like, leaving you with a clear understanding of what’s stake, and how typical responses to it are both ineffective and often damaging.

You’ll be asked to reflect on your own responses to people who hoard and to see their needs through a different lens.

These resources will help you:

• Understand the current hoarding landscape and why responses are often localised and piecemeal
• Appreciate the difference between hoarding, hoarding behaviours and less benign presentations
• Understand the roles autism, ADHD and other neurodiversities can play in hoarding
• Understand the need for a common approach between services, including social work, social care, mental health, housing and even emergency services
• Enhance your understanding for the need for trauma-informed practice when working with people who hoard
• Recognise the risks of hoarding through a generational lens, and appreciate the need for a whole-family approach
• Understand the challenges facing-hard-to reach communities, as well as reflecting on the language used to talk about hoarding across different societal classes

Bonus content

Hoarding: Rob Mair in conversation with Jo Cooke of Hoarding Disorders UK

In this supplementary video, CareKnowledge's Rob Mair and Jo Cooke of Hoarding Disorders UK discuss some of the causes of hoarding disorders, and the importance of getting language right. Watch or listen

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