This week is National Hoarding Awareness Week. Take a look at new/refreshed Oldham Safeguarding Adults Board (OSAB) and Oldham Safeguarding Children Partnership (OSCP) practitioner resources, attend OSAB and Clouds End CIC training and seminars and find out the local Hoarding Peer Support Group.
New/Refreshed Practitioner Resources
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The Self Neglect Policy, Procedures and Guidance and Responding to Hoarding Guidance provide definitions, indicators, key practice principles to consider and the procedures to follow. These two important documents are supported by a refreshed Self-Neglect Toolkit, a collection of tools, hints and tips designed to support defensible decision making, provide suggestions about what to do in difficult situations, and share important factors to consider such as mental capacity, ‘what an adult who self-neglects might hope (and fear) when practitioners arrive in their lives’, common practice solutions, and use of the Clutter Image Ratings.
A new OSAB 7-Minute Briefing about Hoarding has also been developed as a simple introduction to hoarding including key messages and to act as a gateway to the three main documents.
OSAB and Clouds End CIC Training and Seminars
Learn how to better support individuals with hoarding behaviours. OSAB and Clouds End CIC are offering free training and seminars to educate practitioners with the correct information around hoarding throughout National Hoarding Awareness Week. Find out more including how to book places to attend the OSAB training or the Clouds End CIC seminars online.
Oldham Hoarding Peer Support Group
Did you know that local agencies Positive Steps and TOG Mind have set up an Oldham Hoarding Peer Support Group? Take a look at the flyer below. 