If you are interested in booking a place for this course, please complete the online booking form. You will then be contacted to discuss availability.
Background Information
Hoarding is the persistent difficulty in discarding or parting with personal possessions, even those of apparently useless or limited value, due to strong urges to save items, distress, and/or indecision associated with discarding. Hoarding is a very misunderstood and complex issue.
Course Aims and Objectives
This course aims to raise awareness of the Oldham Safeguarding’s Responding to Hoarding Guidance and Hoarding 7-Minute Briefing and provide learning opportunities to apply them in practice. By the end of the session participants will have the opportunity to:
- Familiarise themselves with the local guidance
- Increase their knowledge related to hoarding
- Develop the ability to identify and act on concerns about hoarding when there are children/young people in the household
- Increase awareness of safeguarding responsibilities and processes
- Increase awareness of how, where and when to access support and advice
- Explore legislative frameworks, tools, models and ways of working to support people who have hoarding disorders.
Time/Date/Venue
This session will be held during Hoarding Awareness Week at 12:00-13:30 on 14 May 2026, via Microsoft Teams.
Please note, this session will be recorded.