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The Hoarding Training Journey

CPD Accreditation

We are currently the UK’s leading training provider for Hoarding Awareness training.​

Why learn with Clouds End Training Ltd?
We bring both experience and now an accredited qualification which can take you further in your career or in further education.

Trainers

Heather Matuozzo and Sharon McLoughlin – CPD Accredited Hoarding Awareness Training

Heather & Sharon bring over 40 years of experience in the fields of hoarding behaviour and local authority/housing implementation. They live their work so their examples are always fresh.

Sam Wainman – CPD Accredited The Psychology of Hoarding

Sam is a psychologist currently working on his PhD which aim is to research and develop new treatment pathways for Hoarding Disorder and Behaviour. 

Kayley Hyman – CPD Accredited Trauma Informed Approaches to Hoarding Behaviour 

Kayley is pioneer in developing holistic and trauma informed approaches to Hoarding Disorder, she is director of Holistic Hoarding and holds a MSc in mental health. 

Alan Swift – CPD Accredited Fire  & Hoarding 

Alan is a retired firefighter of twenty-five years, he is now director of New Horizons Clearances who work with individuals with hoarding disorder to help them regain a safe and liveable home space. 

Clouds End Supportive Intervention TM – Our training sessions are developed around evidence based practices which uses strength based, person centred approaches for all within a practical, easy to adopt strategy.

Qualification

CPD Accredited

Develops your professional practice in the following areas:

  • up to date skills and knowledge
  • prepare you for greater responsibility
  • build your confidence in the subject
  • help you become more creative in tackling the challenges
  • equip you to make better decisions

To receive your certificate, you will be required to describe 3 key learning points from the day, learning points that can lead to actions to develop you further in your Hoarding learning journey. You will receive contact and support long past your training date, ensuring your practice and knowledge is kept refreshed and updated. 

Bookings:

Training is available both in-house for larger groups and on prescheduled dates for individual person bookings.

For in-house bookings our training can be tailored to your organisation specifically, offering personalised practices.

To book in house or get links to our public training dates please email knowledgespace@cloudsend.org.uk

Training Courses

CPD Accredited Hoarding Awareness Training 

What will you learn?

This course will enable learners to fully understand how hoarding affects people, empowering the learners to empathise with people suffering from Hoarding Disorder.

  • Supportive Intervention embeds a strength based approach and this course will help to develop skills for supporting clients in how to help themselves to overcome their inability to dispose of their belongings.
  • Collaboration with key agencies – creative thinking
  • Partnership working

Module 1 – Background to Hoarding

  • Understanding hoarding
  • Historical hoarders
  • Positive Engagement

Module 2 – Supportive Intervention

  • Strength Based Approaches
  • Assessments
  • Techniques

Module 3 – Supportive Engagement

  • How to develop tactics for working with clients
  • Best Practice
  • Recap of learning

CPD Accredited The Psychology of Hoarding 

This course will be delivered by Sam Wainman, a PhD researcher and Psychologist who works in collaboration with Clouds End.

What will you learn?

Everyone who hoards has a unique story and this course will empower delegates to support individuals who hoard through an empathetic stance which is based on understanding the person, which research has shown to be the most important aspect of support when it comes to mental health.

Module 1 – Background to Hoarding

  • Importance of understanding Hoarding disorder
  • Background to research on hoarding
  • Assessments for hoarding

Module 2 – Nature of hoarding

  • Diagnosis
  • Cognitive behavioural model
  • Nature of thoughts in hoarding

Module 3 – Causes and treatments

  • Introduction to neurology of hoarding
  • Potential causes
  • Promising treatments
  • Recap of learning

CPD Accredited Trauma Informed Approaches to Hoarding Behaviours

Kayley Hyman, MSc in mental health, is founder of Holistic Hoarding which offers a offers a therapeutic approach to supporting individuals with Hoarding Disorder.

What will you learn?

Certain behaviours, such as hoarding, are often a way of coping with, and trying to heal, distress. This course will provide understanding on the link between Trauma and Hoarding Behaviour and how you can best support clients without triggering re-traumatisation.

Module 1 – Background to Trauma & Hoarding

  • The diagnostic criteria of hoarding and where it sits in the DSM.
  • What trauma-informed services look like.

Module 2 – Compassionate Intervention

  • How to start compassionate conversations with someone who is hoarding.
  • The psychology and neurology behind hoarding behaviours.

Module 3 – Treatment Pathways

  • An exploration of current treatment pathways and supportive interventions
  • Hoarding and harm reduction.

CPD Accredited Fire & Hoarding

This one day session will provide understanding on hoarding behaviour, issues, risks and hazards related to fire and how to communicate effectively with clients who hoard. There are practical exercises specifically to examine, problem solve and learn from the experience of others.

Module 1 – Registration and outline

  • The Chaos 2 Order Project
  • Understanding hoarding behaviours
  • Positive Engagement

Module 2 – Supportive Intervention and risk

  • Approaches
  • Types of hoarding
  • Risk/Hazards
  • Lifestyle Choices
  • Legislation

Module 3 – Supportive Engagement

  • Exercise
  • Risk Management
  • How to develop tactics for working with clients
  • Multi-Agency Approaches