LEVEL I: Foundation Certificate in Chronic Disorganization

Certification Description

You must complete the Foundation Certificate in Chronic Disorganization in order to earn additional Level I Certificates of Study or to advance to the Level II Specialist Certificates.

CD — Foundation Certificate in Chronic Disorganization

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The requirements of this certificate are:

  • Be a current ICD subscriber.
  • Attend the required teleclasses:
  • Attend three additional teleclasses
  • Complete a Certificate of Study Application either by using the online form or by downloading and mailing it in with a fee of $101.00 to ICD.  Applications submitted in error will be charged a $15.00 non-refundable processing fee.

For questions regarding applications, please contact icd@challengingdisorganization.org.

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