Hoarding Disorder: Role of the Engineer

This CE course equips engineers, architects, and housing professionals with knowledge of hoarding disorder (HD) and its impact on the built environment. It emphasizes the engineer’s role in designing safe, functional spaces that mitigate risks associated with hoarding while supporting long‑term structural solutions.

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CREDIT DESIGNATION:  PDH          

Date of course creation/update: 04/21/2025

Course Approval NO:  218MCEN

Education Pathways, LLC provider #10121561, is approved as an AIA Continuing Education Provider by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. AIA provider approval period: 02/05/2026–02/05/2027. Architects completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit as designated by AIA.

This online reading-based asynchronous distance learning course :

Explores the prevalence of hoarding disorder, motivational factors, classifications, and negative consequences for structures and occupants. Participants will examine the engineer’s role in addressing safety hazards, designing adaptive solutions, and applying intervention technologies. The course emphasizes collaboration between engineering design and mental health awareness to ensure safe, sustainable living environments. By the end, participants will be prepared to integrate engineering strategies into hoarding interventions.

 

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Recall the relationship between hoarding and engineers.

  2. Discuss the prevalence of hoarding disorder.

  3. Recall motivational factors contributing to hoarding.

  4. Recognize hoarding disorder classifications.

  5. Recall negative consequences of hoarding disorder.

  6. List long‑term structural solutions by engineers.

  7. Identify advancements in hoarding intervention technologies.

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