Self-Neglect & Hoarding: Respect, Persist, Protect
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Recognise self-neglect and hoarding, balance autonomy with risk, and work with others over time.
- Assign to
- Housing, health and care practitioners
- Duration
- 25 minutes
- Evidence
- 11-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Spot self-neglect and hoarding.
- Weigh autonomy, capacity and risk.
- Build trust and work with other agencies.
The course
- 01What it is
- 02Autonomy and risk
- 03Working together
The decision they practise
In the main activity, “Small steps in Mr Doherty’s home”, learners fix a realistic scene and see the effect of each choice. In “Lee’s third visit”, a face-to-face conversation, learners practise what to say and do when the other person pushes back. The wrong options are things a well-meaning person might genuinely say, and the feedback explains why each one is tempting. Short animations show “Mr Doherty’s home”; and “Persist, don’t close the case”.
How you know they finished
The 11-question quiz mixes multiple choice and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- Care Act 2014
- Mental Capacity Act 2005
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 11-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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