Description

This one-hour course is an introduction to hoarding disorder for laypeople, not medical or support professionals. It teaches about hoarding disorder using as little confusing medical jargon, references to brain scans, or tons of statistics as possible. The course examines the characteristics of the mental illness, why hoarding is such a challenging disorder, what financial and physical risks a realtor takes on when attempting to represent a hoarded structure, some tools a REALTOR can use to interact with a person with hoarding behaviors; resources for people with hoarding challenges and/or their loved ones and other people in the situation.

Learning Objectives - Attendees will gain:

• A realistic understanding of the limitations and difficulties of working with a person with hoarding disorder
• An appreciation for the danger they may be in, both financially and physically
• Practical tools that may improve a REALTORS's communication with a person who excessively acquires and/or is unable to let go of possessions readily.

Your Host: Lauren Williams, Certified Professional Organizer®, Certified Virtual Professional Organizer®, the founder of Casual Uncluttering. She's a native New Yorker with deep Southern roots - one side of her family has streets named after it in Charleston. She has a BA from Bryn Mawr College, and an MBA from Baruch College of the City University of New York.