6pm to 8pm CT, 7pm to 9pm EST

This course raises awareness of the many safety issues a professional organizer might encounter on the job and provides specific options for avoiding, eliminating, or mitigating these risks. Both personal and environmental safety are addressed, including respiratory, contact, and ingestion dangers; risks associated with insects and animals; emergencies and injuries related to lifting, exertion, individual limits, and temperature extremes; and dangerous situations including client criminal activity, domestic violence, and personal assault. Enlightening and sometimes startling, this two-hour course prepares professional organizers to protect themselves, their staff, and their clients.

Debbie Stanley is a chronic disorganization consultant, owner of Red Letter Day Professional Organizers, author of Newbie Pitfalls and Ethical Pitfalls for Professional Organizers, and developer of NAPO’s “PO-102: Fundamental Organizing Priciples.” She presented the well-received workshop “So THAT’s It: Understanding and Working with Clients’ Mental Health Conditions” at the 2008 NAPO Conference. Debbie holds a master’s degree in industrial and organizational psychology and is pursuing a second master’s in mental health counseling.

$129 members/$229 nonmembers(add $20 if register less than 10 days prior to first class): plus cost of a long distance phone call