National Hoarding Conference 2022
Capacity: Who’s Got it?
16 May, 2022
Exploration of Mental and Practical Capacity Across People Who Hoard and Support Services
This year’s conference was a virtual online platform.
Capacity:
- For People with Hoarding Behaviour, how this is being assessed and what it would mean if capacity were more specifically considered?
- For services, as we move towards increased strain on budgets, how can we build appropriate capacity for support-based programmes into our plans?
Our Trustees & Team who were part of the day, included:
- Megan Karnes (Chair/Founder/Director, HUK): USER INVOLVEMENT
- Dr Satwant Singh (Clinical Director, HUK/IAPT Newham and Waltham Forest): PSYCHOLOGY
- Julie Wilson (Trainer, HUK/Optivo Neighbourhood Manager): HOUSING PROFESSIONALS
- Lee Markwick (Trainer, HUK/Retired Fire Officer & NHS Mental Health & Safety Officer): EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Heather Matuozzo (Trustee, Director CloudsEnd CIC): PARTNERSHIP WORKING
- Shamiso Mazaiwana (HUK General Manager, Service Department): USER INVOLVEMENT
- Kimi Gordon (HUK Peer Mentor and Advocate): USER INVOLVEMENT
Agenda
MORNING
10:00-10:20
Welcome
10:20-11.45
Welcome & Keynote – Dr Gianetta Rands
Dr Gianetta Rands | Psychiatrists | . (doctify.com), editor of Women in Psychiatry – a collection of Essays Women’s Voices in Psychiatry – Gianetta Rands – Oxford University Press (oup.com)
- Mental Capacity (30 minutes talk-presentation or panel)
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Looking at the Act in relation to hoarding
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Discussion from professionals, others, and PwHB re their view on whether people have capacity in relation to making decisions about maintaining a safe and habitable environment.
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Breakouts = 20 minutes
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Group feedback: 30 minutes
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Specific questions provided
11:45-11:55
Break
Questions
12:00-13:15
Services
A presentation about issues on the ground. (30 minutes talk-presentation or panel)
- What is there now?
- Professionals what services are you delivering and who is delivering them?
- Family etc, what help have your received?
- PwHB discussion about interventions and/or lack thereof.
- Breakouts = 20 minutes
- Group feedback – 30 minutes
- Specific questions provided
AFTERNOON
13:15-14:00
Lunch Break
14:00-15:05
Challenges
- Professionals, what gets in the way of delivering person-centred support?
- Family, friends, etc. What is your part in providing person-centred support e.g. many family members come in and move things out.
- PwHB, what does person-centred support look like?
- Breakouts = 20 minutes
- Group feedback – 30 minutes
- Specific questions provided
15:05-15:15
Break
15:15-16:00
Looking Forward
- How do we as professionals, family, etc, and PwHB bring this positive change to life?
- Mixed breakouts – 20 mins
- Group feedback – 30 mins
- Specific questions provide.
16:00-16:30
Picking up the Pieces
(Review, Planning, Feedback)
16:30
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