About this Online Workshop

A growing concern for property managers and housing support staff is the number is cases of compulsive hoarding and how to effectively intervene with severe cases of Hoarding Disorder. Research has demonstrated that rapid clean-outs result in a 97% re-acquiring rate. It is imperative that we find alternative approaches of therapeutically supporting individuals living with Hoarding Disorder. One such model exists that continues to demonstrate high levels of effectiveness.

This workshop is dedicated to learning about Hoarding Disorder as a treatable mental illness, understanding the developmental processes associated with Hoarding Disorder, and how to effectively apply addictions recovery principles to this challenging mental illness.

NOTE: This is an interactive, virtual workshop, which is different from a webinar. Participants will be expected to participate through voice and video, and to engage with each other and the facilitator in large and small group discussions, to learn from each other and practice skill development.

Learning Objectives

• Introduction to Hoarding Disorder
  
• Demographics
• Signs and symptoms of Hoarding Disorder
• Co-occurring mental health conditions
• Themes in hoarding behaviour
• Understanding hoarding as a process disorder and implications for treatment
• Treatment challenges
• Treatment options
• Applying the stages of change to identify appropriate treatment planning
• Introduction to Solution Focused Brief Interventions
• The importance of using an integrated approach
• Application of the addictions model and learned outcomes
• Practical application and case evaluation

Who Should Attend?

Housing Support Staff, Housing Managers, Community Relations Workers, Housing Providers.

Format and Duration

Four, three-hour and two, two-hour online workshops over the course of two weeks.