This course is aimed at those who:
- Are working as a Professional Organiser, or setting up a professional organising business
- Wish to add paperwork services to their existing business
- Wish to increase their confidence to work alongside clients with diverse paperwork challenges, either in person or remotely
The key topics covered include:
- Discovering your client's individual paperwork needs and challenges
- Practical techniques and strategies to consider when working alongside clients
- Common emotional challenges faced by a diverse range of clients
- Exploring common ways to sort, categorise, file, display and store paperwork
- Strategies for setting up and maintaining paperwork systems, habits and routines
- Safe paperwork disposal
This course is facilitated by two experienced members and trainers from the Association of Professional Declutterers and Organisers (APDO). The course is open to APDO members and non-members and is held virtually over one full day. It is an interactive, small group event with a maximum of 10 participants. We use discussion, small break-out room exercises, presentation slides, Q&A and personal reflection to help you discover the paperwork service that will suit your own unique Professional Organising practice. When booking the course, you can choose to receive a welcome pack and workbook in the post or a digital workbook sent via email to help you take notes and reflect on your learning. Whichever you choose, they will be sent to you in the week leading up to your course.
Meet your trainers:
Lynda Wylie
Lynda has been decluttering and organising professionally since founding Tidy Rooms in 2012. She worked previously as a Volunteer Manager and Community Fundraiser for various national charities, training and enabling local people to organise fundraising events in their community. She loves delivering small group training and equipping others to go out with confidence and new skills. Since joining the APDO training team in 2020, Lynda has loved connecting with new and established organisers to encourage them on their professional journey. She is proud to have written the Paperwork Simplified course. Lynda enjoys being part of the APDO community having supported the conference team for 3 years and been an active member of the Surrey networking group for many years.
Kate Galbally
Kate Galbally is an award-winning Glasgow-based professional organiser & productivity coach and the founder of Better Organised. She has been involved in keeping family homes running smoothly since she was nineteen years old and is now dedicated to helping time-starved women to declutter, organise and simplify their homes so that they can focus on what matters most.
A proud member of the Association of Professional Declutterers & Organisers (www.apdo.uk) since 2017, Kate is now part of the APDO volunteer team helping with the member virtual meet ups.
In 2023, Kate joined the APDO training team to positively support other organisers with their professional development. With a background in training within corporate, public sector and charity settings over a 25-year period, she thrives on developing and delivering workshops, masterclasses and group training sessions to fellow declutterers & organisers.