Learning outcomes

This course explores all aspects of hoarding (and extreme clutter). It will increase your understanding of it as a mental illness or as a result of another mental illness, the reasons why someone hoards and the best ways to support them, including positive language and rapport building.

It will give you the skills and knowledge to take the lead in inter-agency working in the most serious cases, partnering with fire and rescue and legal options including environmental health and tenancy law – if the hoarder is a social housing tenant.

The course will cost £95 for members of erosh and £125 for non-members.

Numbers will be limited to 15. Further courses will be scheduled in 2026, and we can also offer the course in-house. If you’d like any further information, please contact Steve Rafferty on CEO@erosh.co.uk

Topics Covered

• Hoarding types in detail, including links with OCD, research findings and psychological theory

• The important difference between hoarding and extreme clutter

• Hoarding disorder and hoarding as a result of other mental illness, brain injury or learning disability

• Information/stats on increased fire risk

• Animal hoarding

• Treatment options, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

• Understand how to use consistent hoarding assessments and photographs to identify clutter-levels and the

impact on the client’s ability to function within their environment

• Setting overall goal and agreeing actions/pledges – within strict timescales

• Explore the benefits of multi-agency responses and identify key partners – e.g. landlords, health services,

social services, environmental health, housing, third sector mental health support agencies, fire service

• Overview of the legal issues including disability and mental health legislation, housing law and environmental

health powers

Who is this for? aimed at supporting front line staff in independent living settings

Where is it? Online via MS Teams

When is it? Wednesday 5th November 2025 @ 10.00 – 13.00

Cost? £95 for erosh members and £125 for non-members

Click here to book via our Eventbrite booking page if you want to pay by credit card, or contact Rena on info@erosh.co.uk if you would prefer to receive an invoice.