Introduction to Cluttering @thepalincentre

Introduction

This one-day workshop will increase your confidence in understanding what cluttering is, identifying and diagnosing it, and knowing what to do to support clients who clutter.  It takes a historical view of cluttering, from when it was first identified as distinctive to stammering through to considering the key writers, thinkers and practitioners in cluttering today.  The focus of the course will be on introducing you to different ways of assessing and supporting people who clutter. 

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course participants will be familiar with:

• the history of cluttering – key researchers from the past, and who is currently publishing in the field;
• how to identify cluttering, with an understanding of pure cluttering, and cluttering and stammering combined, and knowledge of different diagnostic criteria;
• what to include in an assessment and a parent interview;
• the features of cluttering, as described and observed in video;
• what to do in therapy, including learning about what people who clutter say they want;
• a range of online resources about and for people who clutter.   

Throughout, case examples and video will bring the material to life. 

Who is this course for?

Qualified speech and language therapists and speech and language therapy students in their final year of training.