Peace of Mind Organizing

Bragging rights

9 October 2007

I don’t like to brag, truly, but I’m really proud of some credentials I’ve attained recently and I want to share. I’m in the process of updating my website, and the new credentials will be a permanent fixture there, but in the meantime, I’ll post it here.

I recently attended the fall conference of the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization and had a fabulous time learning a great deal and interacting with wonderful, gifted organizers. While there, I took the exam required for the group’s Level II ADD Specialist Certificate and I passed! I’ve just completed the paperwork for the application (in addition to passing the exam, I had to complete other requirements, including six more Attention Deficit Disorder-related classes) and will look forward to receiving the certificate in the mail.

I’ve already earned the NSGCD’s other Level II certificate, the Chronic Disorganization Specialist certificate. In addition, I’ve earned seven of their nine Level I certificates of study. Two are already mentioned on my website (Chronic Disorganization and Basic ADD Issues with the Chronically Disorganized Client) and the other five are in process—I submitted the applications last month and am waiting for the certificates. Those are certicates of study in:

• Basic Hoarding Issues with the CD Client
• Basic Mental Health Conditions
• Basic Physicial Conditions Affecting the CD Client
• CD Client Administration
• Understanding the Needs of the Elderly Client

I have only two more Level I certificates of study to earn (Learning Styles and Modalities and Understanding the Needs of the Student CD Client).

This fall I’m going to enter the NSGCD’s rigorous 18-month Certified Professional Organizer program. When I graduate, I’ll have earned the title Certified Professional Organizer in Chronic Disorganization (CPO-CD).

I’m very grateful for the learning and certification opportunities that the NSGCD offers professional organizers. Organizing is a field where it’s hard to get formal education, but the NSGCD offers strong training and education to those of us who are interested in working with the CD community.

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