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Excerpt: Part of the "Personal safety can be frightening"
section:
Safety is not something most
people think about on a regular basis. Some jobs, by their very
nature, put people at higher risk of crime than others. If
your job requires you to work alone and/or visit clients in their
homes, you need to read this book.
Many home visitors have the
feeling that “It won’t happen to me” or “I don’t work with that type
of client.” As
uncomfortable as the thought may be, anyone could cause you
harm. Just because that person lives in an affluent area, in a
big beautiful home, it does not mean that person may not have a
mental imbalance or drug problem or violent tendencies. There are
also other dangers that don’t necessarily involve a
crime.
Some of the possible crimes
that home visits could present include: robbery, theft, stalking,
verbal abuse, sexual crimes or harassment, murder, and physical
abuse or threats. Other issues that could arise include
hazards like ice, weapons, poor condition of the home, medical
emergencies, dangerous animals and even
fire.
My own surveys have shown that
women think about their safety or have uncomfortable feelings about
situations much more often than men. Because of this, my
book is written primarily using a female visitor and a male
client. This is not meant to imply that the information is not
of use to men that want to feel safer or that only male clients can
be dangerous.
When a person first starts
thinking about her safety and all the horrible “what-if’s” that could
happen, she usually gets overwhelmed and stops thinking about
it. It is much
easier to say, ”It won’t happen to me,” “I’m careful” or “My job
isn’t dangerous.”
The reason this happens is
because the "What If’s" don’t provide any safe solutions. This book
does.
If
you only think about what could happen and don’t look at solutions,
you are left feeling very vulnerable. I encourage you to
finish this book, even if it makes you uncomfortable in the
begining. It is natural to want to get away from things that
cause fear and we will later discuss how you can use that to your
advantage.
Please
brave the fear of reading about the situations presented in this
book so you can gain powerful knowledge that will help you conquer
the paralyzing fear of a real
situation....
This
book is available by sending $19.95 (and your shipping
address) to:
Safe
Home Visits - Attn: Chris Puls
P.O. Box
158
Harrison, Ohio 45030
(Overseas orders add $3)
S&H
and tax is included in the above prices.
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