Target Audience:- Health and social care staff; Social workers, Housing officers, Safeguarding professionals, Mental health Practitioners, Environmental health, Fire and rescue services and Voluntary sector staff
Learning Objectives
By the end of the training, participants will be able to:
1. Define hoarding disorder and understand its links with self-neglect.
2. Recognise the legal, safeguarding and mental health frameworks that apply.
3. Apply the Self-Neglect & Hoarding Protocol to multi-agency working.
4. Use professional curiosity, risk assessment and engagement strategies.
5. Identify appropriate interventions, referrals and support pathways.
6. Navigate Mental Capacity assessments and ethical decision-making.
7. Work collaboratively with partner agencies to reduce risk and improve outcomes.
