Your learning pathway to professional practice

Courses.

CERTIFICATED

On-demand

Unlimited access to online learning that discusses the key reasons why people hoard and how best to help those with lived experience.

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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 learning options to ensure the needs of your team and organisation are met. Tailored to support your policy, systems or procedures.

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

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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.

LEARNING FRAMEWORK

Key topics covered in our courses include:

  • Psychology and aetiology of hoarding;

  • Assessing risks and issues;

  • Ethical practice;

  • Recommended therapeutic interventions (person-centredness, trauma-informed practice, harm reduction, strengths-based approach, motivational interviewing strategies), and

  • Behaviour change science (COM-B Model, Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF), Transtheoretical Model for Change (TTM)).

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE