Intervention in the Management of Hoarding Disorder: A Harm Reduction Approach

Course overview

Hoarding disorder is a potentially life-threatening and common mental disorder with significant negative impacts upon individuals, families, and communities at large. It is also notoriously difficult to treat. In part due to poor insight and low motivation to change. Harm reduction has been demonstrated as an effective intervention for hoarding when clinical treatment is not. This interactive workshop is geared toward clinical and human service professionals with pre-existing understanding of hoarding disorder. Primary focus will be upon "successful" intervention with hoarding likes like and how--collaboratively--we get there. Expect to hear, "Do you want to do it right or do you want to be effective?"