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📅 Tuesday 23 June 2026
🕤 9:30 am – 12:30 pm AEST
📍 Online

Overview
This practical workshop is designed to help aged care and community service professionals build confidence in responding to hoarding and environmental neglect safely, respectfully and effectively. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the complexities involved, learn how to assess risks, communicate appropriately and work collaboratively with other services to support positive outcomes.

The session focuses on real-world practice, helping staff recognise signs of hoarding and environmental neglect while balancing duty of care, client autonomy and safety considerations.

What’s Covered

• Understanding hoarding and environmental neglect and how they differ
• Recognising risks to health, safety and wellbeing
• Practical assessment and response strategies
• Communication techniques for engaging with clients respectfully
• Working collaboratively across services and agencies
• Real-world case studies and practice-based scenarios
• Balancing safety, dignity and client choice in complex situations
• Developing coordinated and person-centred support approaches

Who should attend
CHSP and Support at Home-funded aged care providers, care managers, coordinators, team leaders, support workers, nurses and other professionals involved in supporting older people living in the community.

Cost
Not specified on the event listing. Please check the registration page for current details.

Presented by
SSD Connect Alliance

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