Current thinking on hoarding behaviour
Psychological and legal perspectives: Paul Salkovskis, Tim Spencer-Lane
28 November 2022
Current thinking on hoarding behaviour
Over 320 people attended a webinar focusing on psychological and legal perspectives
Over 320 people today attended a webinar on the topic of current thinking on hoarding behaviour, hosted by the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce.
Professor Paul Salkovskis of the University of Oxford and the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust spoke about present psychological thinking in this area and discussed the pathways to hoarding. Tim Spencer-Lane of the Government Legal Department (DHSC) and lecturer at Kingston University discussed a recent case at the Court of Protection.
Slides from both speakers are available on the event page.
Jen Owen, Research Associate at the Policy Research Unit, is leading a study into decluttering services arranged by local authorities. Nicole Steils leads a study on self-neglect and hoarding among older people – now in its dissemination phase. Stephen Martineau, Research Fellow at the Unit, chaired the webinar.
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Kingston University, London
Related departments
- NIHR Health & Social Care Workforce Research Unit
- Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy
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