Understanding Hoarding Disorder to Enhance Housing Success

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Type:
  Training
Presented by:
DMH + UCLA Public Mental Health Partnership
Featuring:
Erin McIntyre, OTD, MA, OTR/L
Relevant categories:
Behavioral Health Community Mental Health
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Overview

This training will provide an overview of the causes and contributing factors related to hoarding disorder. Participants will be introduced to evidence-based approaches for addressing hoarding disorder for clients within a variety of contexts, including those who are housed and unhoused. A trauma informed, harm-reduction approach -` Safety Day’ (Sampson & Yeats, 2015)- for preventing evictions for people experiencing hoarding disorder will also be presented. Participants will explore contextual features of hoarding disorder in order to consider ways to leverage supports and resources effectively.

  Keywords: hoarding, psychiatric disorders and symptoms, recovery-oriented care
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Learning objectives

  • Define at least 2 causes and at least 2 contributing factors related to hoarding disorder
  • Explain the impact of hoarding disorder on housing retention and quality of life
  • Describe 2 evidence-based approaches for managing hoarding disorder across the housing continuum
  • List the trauma informed, harm reduction approaches to address hoarding for individuals at risk of eviction

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