Education

Title: Starting Out as a Residential Organizer
Course #: PO-103T

Course Description: This course is for any organizer looking to improve upon the skills and knowledge needed to produce a successful residential organizing business. Concentrating only on residential requirements, by means of case studies and the latest research, students will learn the specific challenges of space, paper and time management in the home. The class also covers ways that organizers facilitate decision-making for their clients as well as recognizing backsliding and successful methods of addressing issues with a client. Students will walk away confident in their knowledge of effective project assessments, using work plans and work logs, and developing a portfolio of resources for residential projects.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:

• Differentiate organizing from cleaning.
• Identify key elements of a contract or agreement letter for a residential project.
• Prepare and deliver to clients an assessment for a residential project.
• Determine when and how to use a proposal, scope of work document, work plan, and log.
• Prepare a resource portfolio.
• Prepare a resource portfolio (other people who can help).
• Understand different types of residential organizing projects such as space, paper, and time.
• List ways that organizers can facilitate decision-making for their residential clients.
• Recognize backsliding and effective ways to address it with a client.
  
  Instructor: Elizabeth Hagen, CPO^®, Professional Organizer/Speaker
  
  Cost: $99 members/$199 non-members (add $20 if registered within 10 days of class)
  
  Cancellation & Transfer Policy: ALL CANCELLATIONS AND TRANSFER REQUESTS MUST BE MADE IN WRITING. A $20 processing fee will be charged for all cancellations or transfers. No refunds will be made on cancellations received less than one week before the first class.
  
  *Please Note: The registration rate includes both dates. Also, the dial-in number for this teleclass is not a toll-free number. Registrants are advised to utilize a long-distance service that provides cost-effective rates for extended-length calls and use a land-based phone line.
   
  Confirmation and Course Materials: Confirmation of registration and course materials will be e-mailed at least three days before the course. If you do not receive this e-mail, it is your responsibility to call NAPO (856/380-6828) at least 24 hours before the course.

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