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Virtual Professional Organizing is a technique to implement professional organizing services.
History
[edit]Professional Organizing (and as of 2017 "and Productivity"[1]), making its debut in public record in the 1976 Times article about Stephanie Winston and then getting organized in 1986 in California with the founding of NAPO[2] , has gained public exposure over recent decades through reality television such as Hoarders, Hoarding: Buried Alive, Life Laundry, Clean Sweep, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, and Get Organized with the Home Edit and niche magazines such as Real Simple in 2000 and reviewed in More Than Pretty Boxes by Carrie Lane.
Professional Virtual Organizer
[edit]Using technology of internet video platforms, telephone and email, virtual professional organizers help individuals and organizations organize physical home or office spaces. It is also used to organize digital tools, data, document, cloud storage and accounts, calendar and email management, time, goals, priorities and energy which could include managing files, tasks, calendars, workflows, schedules, projects, teams of people or communications to bring efficiency and/or a feeling of peace, calm and control to people's lives.[3] AI-only assisted methods exist as well.[4][5]
The professional can either work one-on one with the client by talking them through the decluttering and organizing process via internet video conferencing and screen share in real time, by offering a plan of action to the client after viewing the space, by organizing digital items in question independently through a remote connection, and one-on-one or group workshops.[6]
In the in real time technique of one-on-one or group organizing via video conferencing software, the clients roll up their sleeves as the professional talks them through each item to help them determine if it should be kept, sold, given away, donated, up-cycled, recycled, shredded or trashed or specially disposed of safely. If physically unable, a local on-site assistant can be trained as an intermediary to act as the "hands-on" for the client following the professional's guidance closely without adding any input that would confuse leadership of the process.
Although existing long before the COVID-19 pandemic, the virtual technique was catapulted by the increased need for in-home services that were safe.[7]
Overall, virtual organizing aims to bring efficiency, clarity, and simplicity to online and physical worlds, making it easier to manage both personal and professional responsibilities and possessions in a more streamlined way for best productivity.
Virtual Organizing Professional: A trained professional consultant, possibly with credentialing, who uses technology of telephone and/or internet to provide decluttering and organizing guidance, support and expert advice to individuals and companies using assessments, techniques and procedures for best productivity and/or feeling of peace. A virtual organizing and productivity consultant can provide the same support as an in-person/on-site professional. If a client is physically unable to move objects where the work is to be performed, a local on-site assistant can be employed to be the "hands" of the consulting remote virtual organizing professional. If a client is deaf they can work with the help of an interpreter to bridge the gap. The ultimate goal of a certified organizing professional is to transfer skills to client(s) so they can learn to successfully organize and maintain belongings independently.
For homeowners, a professional virtual organizer might plan and reorganize kitchens and pantries, closets, offices, living rooms, entryways, hallways, dining rooms, game rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, attics, garages, out-buildings, future construction and events or advise in productivity related services such as time-management or goal setting. In a business or organizational setting, professional virtual organizers can do the same as well as work closely with employees to improve productivity.
Some professionals may be additionally certified or trained in specialized areas such as chronic disorganization, productivity, coaching or other niche organizing areas such as financial, genealogy, life transitions, downsizing, move management, multiple homes, space planning, operations, project management, household management, closet design, wardrobe, photos or special populations such as those with chronic disorganization(CD), brain-based, neurodivergent and other executive functioning challenges such as ADHD, OCD, traumatic brain injury, autism, medical fragility, dementia, Alzheimer's disease and bereavement, seniors, children, students, and hoarding disorder.[8] Currently studies are being conducted for the use of virtual augmentation to help those with hoarding disorder manage decluttering anxiety.[9][10] If a client has an underlying mental health condition the virtual organizing professional will work in tandem with a mental health practitioner.
References
[edit]- ^ "NAPO History". NAPO. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "NAPO History". NAPO. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ Morgenstern, Julie (August 12, 2004). Organizing from the Inside Out, Second Edition: The Foolproof System for Organizing Your Home, Your Office and Your Life (in ISO 639-1). New York, New York, U.S.A: Holt Paperbacks. pp. pages=1–5. ISBN 9780805075892.
{{cite book}}:|pages=has extra text (help); Missing pipe in:|pages=(help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "This company designed an AI assistant to help families manage their calendars and childcare". Fast Company. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ Author's Name. Title of the Video. YouTube. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
{{cite AV media}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Buried Treasures Workshop: Addressing Needs of Persons Struggling with Hoarding". NASMHPD. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ Wilson, Jennifer (16 December 2024). "More Than Pretty Boxes: Carrie M. Lane Book Review". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "ICD Vault Classes Available to Premium Subscribers". Institute for Challenging Disorganization. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ Raila, H.; Avanesyan, T.; Valentine, K. E.; Koo, B.; Huang, C.; Tsutsumi, Y.; Andreeff, E.; Qiu, T.; Muñoz Rodríguez, P. A.; Varias, A.; Filippou-Frye, M.; Van Roessel, P.; Bullock, K.; Periyakoil, V. S.; Rodríguez, C. I. (2023). "Title of the Article". Journal of Psychiatric Research. 166: 25–31. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.08.002. PMC 10803069. PMID 37716272.
- ^ Linkovski, O.; Zwerling, J.; Cordell, E.; Sonnenfeld, D.; Willis, H.; La Lima, C. N.; Baker, C.; Ghazzaoui, R.; Girson, R.; Sanchez, C.; Wright, B.; Alford, M.; Varias, A.; Filippou-Frye, M.; Shen, H.; Jo, B.; Shuer, L.; Frost, R. O.; Rodriguez, C. I. (2018). "Title of the Article". Journal of Psychiatric Research. 107: 145–150. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.10.001. PMC 7437985. PMID 30419524.
See also
[edit]The Consequences of Clutter: How Hoarding Disorder Affects America's Older Adults, First Responders, and their Communities; Report by Majority Staff of the US Senate Special Committee on Aging chaired by Bob Casey, July 2024[1]
External links
[edit]The National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals
Certified Professional Organizers
The Institute for Challenging Disorganization
New York Times article on using professional organizing services.