November 28 & 29, 2012 Who should attend? Community health and social service providers Fire prevention officers Public health inspectors By-law officers Humane society officers Mental health providers Community senior services providers Housing CCAC Other related professions Why attend? To gain a better understanding about hoarding and severe self-neglect To learn new skills on how to effectively address hoarding cases To learn how to engage individuals with hoarding behavior and Diogenes Syndrome To network with other service providers and provide feedback for how you envision involving your organization in the proposed community response plan To build partnerships To increase community collaboration when addressing hoarding issues Hoarding & Severe Self-Neglect Hosted by Niagara Response to Hoarding Coalition Sponsored by With support from
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November 28 & 29, 2012
Who should attend?
Community health and social service providers
Fire prevention officers
Public health inspectors
By-law officers
Humane society officers
Mental health providers
Community senior services providers
Housing
CCAC
Other related professions
Why attend?
To gain a better understanding about hoarding
and severe self-neglect
To learn new skills on how to effectively
address hoarding cases
To learn how to engage individuals with
hoarding behavior and Diogenes Syndrome
To network with other service providers and
provide feedback for how you envision involving
your organization in the proposed community
response plan
To build partnerships
To increase community collaboration when
addressing hoarding issues
Hoarding & Severe Self-Neglect
Hosted by Niagara Response to Hoarding Coalition
Sponsored by With support from
Day 1 November 28, 2012
8:30—9:15 a.m.
Registration & continental breakfast
9:15—9:30 a.m.
Welcome & introductions
9:30 a.m .—12:30 p.m.
Hamilton/Halton Gatekeeper Team
About the Gatekeeper Program
Characteristics of Diogenes Syndrome
Best practices
12:30—1:30 p.m.
Provided lunch
1:30—3:30 p.m.
Practical tips
How to work effectively with other agencies
Clean-ups
Case scenarios
3:30—4:30 p.m.
Your challenges and questions
Day 2 November 29, 2012
8:30—8:55 a.m.
Sign In & continental breakfast
8:55—9:00 a.m.
Welcome back
9:00 a.m..— 12:00 p.m.
Dr. Karen Rowa
Understanding characteristics of hoarding
Understanding thinking patterns that lead
to hoarding behaviour
Strategies and interventions
12:00—1:00 p.m.
Provided lunch
1:00—2:30 p.m.
Community panel
2:30—4:00 p.m.
Niagara Response to Hoarding Coalition &
the proposed Community Plan and Guidelines
Agenda
Dr. Karen Rowa, PhD., C. Psych
Dr. Rowa is a psychologist at the Anxiety Treatment and Research Centre and an Assistant
Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neuroscience at McMaster
University. Her research is focused on cognitive behavioral models and treatments of anxiety
disorders, with a specific focus on obsessive compulsive disorder and social phobias. During
the conference she will discuss the characteristics of hoarding, thinking patterns that lead to
hoarding behaviour, and strategies used to address hoarding cases.
Hamilton/Halton Gatekeeper Team
The Gatekeeper team has implemented a successful outreach program to address seniors living
with Diogenes Syndrome (self-neglect). The program strives to identify seniors who may be at
risk that predisposes them to squalor, severe self-neglect, and link them to appropriate
support services before crisis develops. During the conference they will educate the audience
about Diogenes Syndrome, provide practical tips on how to approach and engage clients, and
provide attendees with an opportunity to apply the skills they learn during the conference.
REGISTRATION
Hoarding & Severe Self-Neglect Conference
Nov. 28 & 29, 2012
Amici’s Banquet Center 2740 Merrittville Hwy, Thorold, L2V 4Y6
Register by mail, phone, fax, or email
Mailing Address: Hoarding & Severe Self-Neglect Conference
