We’re excited to share the latest episode of our podcast that highlights the partnership between UBC and Lookout Housing and Health Society.
This episode features Dr. Christiana Bratiotis, Dr. Sheila Woody, and Jana Sasaki.
Dr. Christiana Bratiotis is Associate Professor in the UBC School of Social Work. Her research focuses on hoarding treatment and intervention, particularly in the contexts of affordable and community-based housing.
Dr. Sheila Woody is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Director of the Centre for Collaborative Research on Hoarding. Her research interests are on hoarding disorder, with an emphasis on understanding its behaviours in order to improve treatments and interventions.
Jana Sasaki is the Director of Operations for Vancouver Region at Lookout Housing and Health Society, Jana has significantly contributed to Lookout’s harm reduction approach to decluttering in housing through the creation of Assisting Reduction in Cluttering and Hoarding (also known as ARCH) team.
Coming together, Jana and Drs. Bratiotis and Woody discuss their multidisciplinary collaboration and the development of the Home Environment Assessment Tool for Hoarding (HEATH). Their conversation highlights the importance of knowledge exchanges which advances the practice and scholarship on hoarding and decluttering.
Tune in to learn more about this interdisciplinary partnership and impactful intervention.
