LEVEL II: Chronic Disorganization Specialist Certificate

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The Requirements of the certificate are:

  • Be a current ICD Subscriber 
  • Have received Foundation Certificate in Chronic Disorganization within the last three years. Click here for waiver information
  • Complete required readings:

The ICD Guide to Challenging Disorganization For Professional Organizers, edited by Kate Varness, Institute for Challenging Disorganization, 2012.  Pages 1 through 107, 128 through 148, 163 through 196 and 280 through 288. (Buy it on Amazon)

What Every Professional Organizer Needs to Know about Chronic Disorganization by Judith Kolberg. Squall Press. 

Making Peace with the Things in Your Life by Cindy Glovinsky. St. Martin's Griffin, 2002. (Buy it on Amazon)

Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults by Thomas E. Brown. Yale University Press, 2005. Only chapters 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7. (Buy it on Amazon) (Buy it on Amazon for the Kindle)

It is recommended that you review the required teleclasses and their handouts before writing the examIt is recommended that you review the required teleclasses and their handouts before writing the exam.

 

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  • Attend nine additional teleclasses. None of these classes can have been used in your application for the Level I Certificate of Study in Chronic Disorganization.
  • Pass the CD Exam in Chronic Disorganization. The Exam in Chronic Disorganization is composed of 25 multiple-choice questions, based on above readings and general CD knowledge. - Click here to see our Exam Page.
  • Complete an application for the Specialist Certificate in Chronic Disorganization either online or mail with fees to ICD. The fee of $102.00 includes $15.00 nonrefundable application fee.

    • This information is updated as of: 0000-00-00

    Teleclass NameTeleclass Date
    The Possession Cycle (LT-195)2011-10-27
    Nonverbal Communication (ADM-245)2011-10-20
    Collaboration With Occupational Therapy for Professional Organizers (ADM-395)2011-10-13
    New Research on Older Adults with Hoarding Behaviors and Its Usefulness to Those Who Are Trying to Help (ELD-235)2011-10-06
    Getting Past the Chore Wars and Parent-Child Dynamics in ADHD-Impacted Relationships (ADD-160)2011-09-21
    Foundations of Student Organizing (STU-225)2011-08-31
    The New Time management & Overcoming Digital Distraction (ADM-390)2011-08-24
    Working with Seniors Who Hoard (ELD-230)2011-08-17
    Understanding the Clutter-Hoarding Scale (ICD-215)2011-08-10
    Digital Disorganization (HRD-345)2011-07-27
    It's 10:00 p.m. Have You Done Your Homework Yet? (STU-230)2011-07-20
    Initial Assessment: Whose Emergency Is It? (ADM-385)2011-07-13
    Organizing Your Communication (ADM-380)2011-07-06
    Facilitating Family Communication through the Transition Process (LT-205)2011-06-28
    Ethics Panel: To Do No Harm (CD-385)2011-06-21
    Keeping It All Together (STU-220)2011-06-14
    Addiction, the CD Client & Working Collaboratively 2011-06-07
    Empty Nest & Beyond: Working with Clients who are Transitioning out of Active Parenting (LT-200)2011-05-31
    Working on the Edge - Helping Children with Hoarding Tendencies (STU-215)2011-05-24
    Decision-Making Skills for Indecisive ADD, LD & CD Clients (LS-290)2011-05-17
    Work Your Inner Magic with Words: 5 Simple Steps to Influence & Motivate Your Clients (and Yourself)2011-05-10
    Addiction, the CD Client & Working Collaboratively 2011-05-03
    Six Strategies to Help Clients Who Hoard (HRD-340)2011-04-26
    Organizer Teams: When to Use Them, How to Build Them & Why They Work - Part II (ADM-362)2011-04-12
    The Self-Determination Movement and CD Clients with Disabilities2011-04-05
    Kaizen - The Next Step for the Chronically Disorganized Client (ADM-375)2011-03-28
    Understanding Procrastination Pitfalls (LS-280)2011-03-21
    Motivational Techniques for the CD Client (ADM-370)2011-03-14
    Organizing Children (Aged 5-12) in a CD Household (STU-195)2011-03-07
    That Crumple Paper Was Due Last Week: Helping Disorganized Teenagers (LS-275)2011-02-28
    Recognizing the Lines Between Psychotherapists, Coaches & Professional Organizers (ADM-365)2011-02-14
    Organizer Teams: When to Use Them, How to Build Them & Why They Work (ADM-360)2011-02-07
    Case Studies: Low to High Insight Hoarding and Correlated Compassion Fatigue (MH-280)2011-01-31
    Helping ADHD Clients Organize Their Finances (ADD-375)2011-01-24
    Understanding the Physical and Mental Challenges of the Elderly CD Client (ELD-100)2010-12-16
    Neurological Conditions and the CD Client (PHY-120)2010-12-09
    Working with CD Clients with Physical Challenges (PHY-100)2010-12-01
    Students in Transition (STU-160)2010-11-18
    How to Help Our Memories Work Better (MH-235)2010-11-11
    Case Study: Client Challenge - Heirs to Hoarders & Clearing Up An Estate (ADM-340)2010-11-04
    Managing Client Expectations (ADM-355)2010-10-28
    Bipolar Disorder Session II (MH-276)2010-10-21
    Working with Caregivers (ELD-225)2010-10-14
    The Possession Cycle (LT-195)2010-10-07
    Bipolar Session 1 (MH-275)2010-09-29
    2010 Conference - CD Research Update2010-09-24
    2010 Conference - Client Applications of Emotional Intelligence2010-09-24
    2010 Conference - Positive Psychology and the CD Client Intelligence Success2010-09-24
    2010 Conference - Understanding Your Emotional Intelligence2010-09-24
    Should I Report This or Not? What Every Organizer Needs to Know About Abuse, Neglect, and Other Potential Harms in the CD Household (ADM-355)2010-09-15
    Basic ADD (ADD-100)2010-09-14
    Advanced Hoarding (HRD-330)2010-09-01
    Strategies for Success:Effective Communication Skills for Working with Students with ADD/ADHD (STU-210)2010-08-18
    Updated Review on the NSGCD Clutter Hoarding Scale (NSGCD-215)2010-08-11
    Listening for Professionals (LS-270)2010-08-04
    Motivational Interviewing (MI) (MH-230)2010-07-28
    Memory: How It Works and How to Improve It (MH-225)2010-07-21
    Depression in the Elderly Client (ELD-220)2010-07-14
    Knowing Me, Knowing You - An Organizer's Dream Come True (LS-265)2010-07-07
    Grief/Loss and the Organizing Process (ELD-215)2010-06-22
    Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Hoarding (HRD-325) - NEW2010-06-15
    Advocating for CD Clients when Working with the Media (ADM-350) - NEW2010-06-08
    When Things Go Wrong: A Discussion of 2010-06-01
    Mental Health and the CD Client: A Panel Discussion (MH-220)2010-05-25
    Using the Small Steps of Kaizen to Help the Chronically Disorganized Client (LT-190)2010-05-18
    Working with Students with ADHD (STU-200)2010-05-11
    Introduction to Learning Styles & Differences (LS-100) - REQUIRED2010-05-06
    Icky Sticky Situations (ADM-340)2010-05-04
    Beyond Safe (ADM-330) - NEW2010-04-27
    Messie No More Solutions Galore (ADM-320) - NEW2010-04-20
    Transitions vs. Changes (LT-100) - REQUIRED - NEW2010-04-14
    Sleep Disorders and CD Clients (MH-215) NEW2010-04-13
    Why don't we just do it? - Managing Procrastination (LS-220) - NEW2010-04-06
    Sleep Disorders and CD Clients (MH-215) NEW2010-03-29
    Life Stages and Transitions (LT-180) NEW2010-03-22
    Understanding Family Dynamics in the CD/ADD/LD Home (ADD-370)2010-03-15
    Case Studies: Clients Who Hoard (CASE-005) NEW2010-03-08
    Working with a Cleanout or Restoration Company for a CD Hoarding Client (HRD-320) NEW2010-03-01
    Strategies for Helping CD Clients Who Are Depressed (MH-210) NEW2010-02-22
    Strategies for the Challenged Organizer (ADM-265) NEW2010-02-08
    Boundaries and Ethics (CD-120) REQUIRED2010-02-02
    Working with ADD Clients to Reduce Distractibility (ADD-320)2010-02-01
    Introduction to Compulsive Hoarding (HRD-100) REQUIRED2010-01-28
    Embracing Change (LT-175) NEW2010-01-25
    Advanced Collaborative Therapy (HRD-275.2)2010-01-11
    Locating Mental Health Resources in Your Community (ADM-310)2009-12-17
    Working with Clients with Adult-Diagnosed ADD (ADD-280) NEW2009-12-10
    Establishing Successful Client Relationships (ADM-110) - REQUIRED2009-12-07
    Supporting Clients with Intellectual & Cognitive Challenges: Part 2 (LS-171) NEW2009-12-03
    Basic CD (CD-100) - REQUIRED2009-12-01
    Transitions vs. Changes (LT-100) - REQUIRED - NEW2009-11-19
    Introduction to Learning Styles & Differences (LS-100) - REQUIRED2009-11-18
    Fidget to Focus: At School 2009-11-12
    Working with CD Clients with Physical Challenges (PHY-100) - REQUIRED2009-11-10
    Working with Adult Children of Elderly Clients (ELD-150)2009-11-05
    Stress, Anxiety Disorders and the Brain-Body Connection - Part #3 (MH-130) NEW2009-10-29
    How the ADHD Brain Works: Strategies to Overcome Executive Functioning Weaknesses (ADD-270) NEW2009-10-22
    Understanding Mental Health Conditions (MH-100) - REQUIRED2009-10-20
    Starting a Clutter Support Group (ADM-140)2009-10-15
    Basic ADD (ADD-100) - REQUIRED2009-10-13
    Panel Discussion: Part II Ethics with POs and CD Clients (ADM-185)2009-10-08
    Change and the CD Client (CD-330)2009-09-23
    Basic Safety: Personal Safety with CD Clients (CD-130)2009-09-22
    Case Studies: ADHD (CASE-004)2009-09-16
    Boundaries & Ethics (CD-120)2009-09-10
    Compulsive Buying (HRD-310)2009-09-09
    Fidget to Focus: At Work - Second in a three part series (ADD-231)2009-09-02
    Panel Discussion: "At Your Wits End" (CD-393)2009-08-26
    Introduction to Hoarding (HRD-100)2009-08-20
    Students in Transition (STD-160)2009-08-19
    Working with Kinesthetic Learners (LS-140)2009-08-12
    Strategies for Working with CD Clients with Anxiety - Part 2 (MH-125)2009-08-05
    Heirs of the Chronically Disorganized (CD-240)2009-07-29
    Building Long-Term Client Relationships (ADM-210)2009-07-22
    Working with Clients with Fatigue-Causing Diseases (PHY-150)2009-07-15
    Normalizing ADD (ADD-210)2009-07-08
    Working with Auditory Learners (LS-120)2009-06-30
    Introduction to Collaborative Therapy for CD Clients 2009-06-23
    Establishing Successful Client Relationships (ADM-110)2009-06-22
    Working with CD Clients With Fibromyalgia (PHY-290)2009-06-16
    Basic ADD (ADD-100)2009-06-11
    Change Agent Roles and Techniques in Working with CD Clients (LT-175)2009-06-09
    Relocation Stress Syndrome and CD Clients (ELD-210)2009-06-02
    Panel Discussion: Ethics and CD Clients (ADM-185)2009-05-26
    Fidget to Focus: At Home 2009-05-19