This case example takes a step-by-step look at a mental capacity assessment of a woman with hoarding disorder to determine whether she has the capacity to make decisions about her items and belongings.
Transcript of a podcast covering key lessons from safeguarding adults reviews and giving practice advice for social workers working with people who are homeless and have complex needs, experience multiple exclusions, and/or are self-neglecting.
Covers key lessons from safeguarding adults reviews and gives practice advice for social workers working with people who are homeless and have complex needs, experience multiple exclusions, and/or are self-neglecting.
Explains the causes of self-neglect (which includes hoarding) and gives advice on how to conduct thorough, sensitive assessments - either as a safeguarding enquiry, or under the Care Act - to unpick complex situations. This guide also looks at
balancing respect for autonomy with duty of care, and provides examples of interventions.
This guide looks at the various reasons that can lead to someone hoarding (which comes under self-neglect in the Care Act) and gives advice and tools for working with adults with hoarding disorder to help them change their behaviour.