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CloudsEnd CIC Knowledge Empowers – Understanding Hoarding Disorder

CloudsEnd CIC Knowledge Empowers – Understanding Hoarding Disorder. Heather Matuozzo. What is hoarding?. Initially called Obsessive Compulsive Hoarding Then Compulsive Hoarding Now is called Hoarding Disorder. Is it a recognised disorder?.

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CloudsEnd CIC Knowledge Empowers – Understanding Hoarding Disorder

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  1. CloudsEnd CICKnowledge Empowers –Understanding Hoarding Disorder Heather Matuozzo

  2. What is hoarding? • Initially called Obsessive Compulsive Hoarding • Then Compulsive Hoarding • Now is called Hoarding Disorder

  3. Is it a recognised disorder? Yes it was recognised finally in the DSM V in May 2013

  4. Isnt it just collecting or laziness? A collection you can see Laziness is a choice and requires effort…

  5. What is the problem???

  6. Why • Why do I feel like that......

  7. Genetic propensity Trauma WHY? Organisational ‘dyslexia’

  8. Therapies • CBT • Counselling • Motivational Interviewing • EFT • Hypnotherapy • Mindfulness • Solution Focus Therapy

  9. Stigma • Not treated sympathetically • Misunderstood and judged • People afraid to ask for help – will often not mention their home and seek help for other things

  10. The Challenge • A habit • Practiced over many years • Attempts to remove clutter result in defence stance ‘it’s my stuff’

  11. What is the key • Understanding the disorder • Prepared to work over long term • Not personalising the progress • Curiosity

  12. The CloudsEnd Solution • Work with individuals at their own pace • Help to create new strategies and habits • Set small, do-able, tasks • Encourage positive self praise

  13. What works • Asking questions • Slow testing and reinforcing • Patience and understanding • Getting client to self talk solution

  14. Partners • Fire Service • Council • Social Services • Mental health • Charities • Students • Volunteers

  15. Outcomes • What do we call success? • Can we offer any support? • How can we do this? • Who will be responsible for delivering this? • Could we hold support groups - where?

  16. My Stern Rule The process must be FUN! If you wish to reproduce any of this course please ask permission from Cloud End CIC

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