Credentials
While professional organizing is an industry for which no college degree is available (yet!), Janine has amassed a great deal of education and credentials since starting Peace of Mind Organizing LLC in 2005.
National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO)
- Member since 2005
- Charter member of the St. Louis chapter
- Chapter President, January 2008 to April 2009
- Chapter Vice President, May 2007 to December 2007
- Chapter Membership Director, May 2006 to April 2007
NAPO education
- Completed eight-hour NAPO course on Fundamental Organizing Principles, February 2006
- Completed eight-hour NAPO course on Starting Your Organizing * Business, March 2006
- Attended three NAPO national conferences (2006, 2007 & 2008)
- Attended regional NAPO conference sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of NAPO, October 2006
- Attended regional NAPO conference sponsored by the Washington, DC chapter of NAPO, March 2008
National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization (NSGCD)
- Subscriber since August 2005
- NSGCD Ambassador since March 2008
- Currently enrolled in Level III certification program (expected graduation, September 2009)
- Level II Specialist Certificate in Attention Deficit Disorder, October 2007
- Level II Specialist Certificate in Chronic Disorganization, April 2006
- Earned eight of nine Level I Certificates of Study in:
- Chronic Disorganization
- Basic ADD Issues for the Chronically Disorganized Client
- Basic Hoarding Issues with the Chronically Disorganized Client
- Basic Mental Health Conditions
- Basic Physical Conditions Affecting the Chronically Disorganized Client
- Chronically Disorganized Client Administration
- Understanding the Needs of Elderly Chronically Disorganized Clients
- Learning Styles and Modalities
- Completed more than fifty NSGCD-sponsored teleclasses
- Attended four NSGCD national conferences (for a total of 30 hours of training), 2006 & 2007
Coach Approach for Organizers
- Graduated from nine-week program in March 2007 (27 hours of training)
Estate Organization and Assisting Estate Administrators
- Completed two-day training course, August 2007
Eyes of a Stranger Method of Conducting Client Needs Assessment
- Completed one-day training, June 2006
- Licensed consultant, August 2006 to present
Freedom Filer system
- Completed one-day training, April 2007
- Completed certification program, November 2007
Coaching Mastery
- Completed two-day training course on coaching skills with success coach Michael Neill (16 hours of training)
Mental Health Association of San Francisco
- Attended annual Hoarding and Cluttering Conference, October 2006