Fourth Annual Connecticut Conference on Hoarding
“Treating Hoarding Disorder & Hoarding Behaviors” May 7, 2018
Organizing for Stress Free Holidays
The Christmas holiday season should be a happy, festive time, but often, preparing for the holidays can produce more anxiety than joy. Let an expert show you how to organize your holiday preparations to make them less like tasks and more like fun. In the process, you can allow the real meaning of the Christmas season to shine through. This class will cover such topics as decorating, baking, food preparation, gift giving, card sending, events, traditions and housekeeping.
So, You Want to Be a Professional Organizer!
Maybe you’ve seen the organizing shows on TV. Are your own skills at organizing honed enough to turn professional? This course will explain the tools you need to go into business as a professional organizer. Learn how to set up your own organizing business, what expenses are involved in setting up a business, how to handle record keeping and getting started with clients. We will talk about networking and marketing your business and yourself on a shoestring budget. You’ll also learn about the different types of organizing that other professional organizers do.
Institute for Challenging Disorganization – Members and in Teleclass Vault
Case Study – Mental Health: An In-Depth Case Study When Things Go Wrong
Class Description:
This class will discuss one in-depth case study of a client who experienced a major depressive shutdown during our work. I had worked with this client for 12 years prior to this event that lasted over 2 years. She had a poor support system and we needed to create a safety net for her. The work was challenging and rewarding when her health improved.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to identify when a client needs significant mental health assistance
- Recognize some symptoms of a major depressive event
- Learn how to create boundaries that are safe for the client and organizer
- Identify how to manage a changing situation
- Learn how to build a support team and how to coordinate providers and family
- Understand how to measure success