Courses.

EVIDENCE-BASED


Next-Gen Learning

applying a behavioural lens to inform professional practice in chronic disorganisation and hoarding disorder


NEW Online Course

Responding to Hoarding Behaviours in Housing and Community Settings

Understand the behavioural drivers behind hoarding
Respond with confidence in complex and high-risk cases
Apply ethical, person-centred, trauma-informed interventions
Bridge the gap between theory and frontline practice

On-demand

Anytime access to online courses - providing a structured understanding of HD and practical guidance for intervention.

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Instructor-led

Live, interactive sessions - online or onsite - focused on developing knowledge and skills development for frontline professionals.

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Tailored

Bespoke options to meet the needs of your team and organisation. Tailored to support your policy, systems or procedures.

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LEARNING FRAMEWORK

The four essential elements of hoarding academy’s curriculum are:

  1. Objectives (what you will learn)

  2. Content (the subject matter)

  3. Experience (teaching methods), and

  4. Evaluation (how learning is assessed)

These components are interconnected - forming a complete learning framework.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Key topics covered in our courses include:

Psychology and aetiology of hoarding;

Assessing risks and issues;

Ethical and proportionate practice;

Recommended therapeutic interventions (person-centredness, trauma-informed, harm reduction, strengths-based, motivational), and

Behaviour change science (Capability, Opportunity and Motivation for Behaviour Change (COM-B), Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF), Transtheoretical Model for Change (TTM)).

Scientific evidence, innovation and creativity shape the way we work.

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