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 Name | Teleclass 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 Disabilities | 2011-04-05 |
| 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 Update | 2010-09-24 |
| 2010 Conference - Client Applications of Emotional Intelligence | 2010-09-24 |
| 2010 Conference - Positive Psychology and the CD Client Intelligence Success | 2010-09-24 |
| 2010 Conference - Understanding Your Emotional Intelligence | 2010-09-24 |
| 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) - NEW | 2010-06-15 |
| Advocating for CD Clients when Working with the Media (ADM-350) - NEW | 2010-06-08 |
| 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) - REQUIRED | 2010-05-06 |
| Icky Sticky Situations (ADM-340) | 2010-05-04 |
| Beyond Safe (ADM-330) - NEW | 2010-04-27 |
| Messie No More Solutions Galore (ADM-320) - NEW | 2010-04-20 |
| Transitions vs. Changes (LT-100) - REQUIRED - NEW | 2010-04-14 |
| Sleep Disorders and CD Clients (MH-215) NEW | 2010-04-13 |
| Why don't we just do it? - Managing Procrastination (LS-220) - NEW | 2010-04-06 |
| Sleep Disorders and CD Clients (MH-215) NEW | 2010-03-29 |
| Life Stages and Transitions (LT-180) NEW | 2010-03-22 |
| Understanding Family Dynamics in the CD/ADD/LD Home (ADD-370) | 2010-03-15 |
| Case Studies: Clients Who Hoard (CASE-005) NEW | 2010-03-08 |
| Working with a Cleanout or Restoration Company for a CD Hoarding Client (HRD-320) NEW | 2010-03-01 |
| Strategies for Helping CD Clients Who Are Depressed (MH-210) NEW | 2010-02-22 |
| Strategies for the Challenged Organizer (ADM-265) NEW | 2010-02-08 |
| Boundaries and Ethics (CD-120) REQUIRED | 2010-02-02 |
| Working with ADD Clients to Reduce Distractibility (ADD-320) | 2010-02-01 |
| Introduction to Compulsive Hoarding (HRD-100) REQUIRED | 2010-01-28 |
| Embracing Change (LT-175) NEW | 2010-01-25 |
| 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) NEW | 2009-12-10 |
| Establishing Successful Client Relationships (ADM-110) - REQUIRED | 2009-12-07 |
| Supporting Clients with Intellectual & Cognitive Challenges: Part 2 (LS-171) NEW | 2009-12-03 |
| Basic CD (CD-100) - REQUIRED | 2009-12-01 |
| Transitions vs. Changes (LT-100) - REQUIRED - NEW | 2009-11-19 |
| Introduction to Learning Styles & Differences (LS-100) - REQUIRED | 2009-11-18 |
| Fidget to Focus: At School | 2009-11-12 |
| Working with CD Clients with Physical Challenges (PHY-100) - REQUIRED | 2009-11-10 |
| Working with Adult Children of Elderly Clients (ELD-150) | 2009-11-05 |
| Stress, Anxiety Disorders and the Brain-Body Connection - Part #3 (MH-130) NEW | 2009-10-29 |
| How the ADHD Brain Works: Strategies to Overcome Executive Functioning Weaknesses (ADD-270) NEW | 2009-10-22 |
| Understanding Mental Health Conditions (MH-100) - REQUIRED | 2009-10-20 |
| Starting a Clutter Support Group (ADM-140) | 2009-10-15 |
| Basic ADD (ADD-100) - REQUIRED | 2009-10-13 |
| 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 |
