The ICD Guide to Challenging Disorganization: Review and Giveaway!
I should start this review off with a full disclaimer: as the outgoing marketing director for the Institute for Challenging Disorganization (ICD), I am not an objective reviewer. Not remotely.
I want to make sure that the professional organizers among my readers knows about this amazing resource, The ICD Guide to Challenging Disorganization: For Professional Organizers, published by the ICD earlier this year. It’s an excellent compendium of information written for professional organizers, by professional organizers (and other experts), about working with clients who are challenged by chronic disorganization.
The 354-page book is comprised of 82 articles written by 32 experienced professional organizers and related professionals. It is the first book to comprehensively examine chronic disorganization in the context of physical and mental health conditions.
Much of the material first appeared as teleclass handouts. All this material has been reviewed and updated. New material was also written for the book, which was edited by Kate Varness, CPO-CD®, ICD’s outgoing director of services to the public and incoming director of education. (The board changes on July 1.)
The book is divided into three parts:
Part I: Identifying and Understanding Chronic Disorganization
Part II: The Professional Organizer’s Role
Part III: Working with Chronically Disorganized Individuals
If you’re a professional organizer, but not subscriber to ICD, this information is a gold mine. I encourage you to buy the book (or win a free copy here!) and devour it.
If you are a subscriber to ICD, some of the information in the book will be familiar—and you’ll get an important refresher. I guarantee there’s plenty to learn in the book, even for veteran ICD subscribers. The great part is that all this information is now in one place.
The book is available for purchase via Amazon. It sells for $42.95
I’m giving away a copy to one lucky reader! To enter, simply make a comment on this blog post. You can receive an additional entry by tweeting about the giveaway. (Be sure and use @janinea in the tweet, so that I will see it.) You can receive another giveaway entry by writing on the wall or commenting at the Peace of Mind Organizing Facebook page. The contest ends at noon, central time, on Wednesday, June 26. The winner will be notified on Thursday, June 27 and I’ll announce the winner here on the blog that day as well.
Tagged with: giveaway, icd, icd guide to challenging disorganization, kate varness
Comments
This is one the biggest questions when it comes to doing professional organizing, how to handle challenging organizing situations. I think I can handle almost anything, but it’d be great to see how others have done it themselves. Thanks for the giveaway!
Gil Spencer June 19, 2012 08:41 AM
This is such an important resource, especially for newer organizers who lack the breadth of experience to recognize a CD situation and that there are challenges beyond those they’ve previously faced. This guide provides a tremendous opportunity for newer professional organizers, as well as veterans who don’t generally work with CD clientele, to gain insight into the situation and ameliorating processes. Plus, for those POs who have long been working with CD clients in the field, this is an ideal comprehensive resource for identifying alternative methods. The ICD should be very proud of this achievement!
Julie Bestry June 19, 2012 09:35 AM
Janine:
This is one of the books I would love to add to my professional organizers collection! I am always looking to further my knowledge and learn more.
Diana Luetkemeyer
Diana Luetkemeyer June 19, 2012 11:40 AM
Thanks for offering such a fabulous book giveaway Janine. Would love to have it!
Carolyn Conboy June 20, 2012 06:53 AM
Sounds like a very informative, interesting text that approaches the subject of organization from an entirely different perspective than what I’ve though of before. Thank you for offering it out to someone lucky!
Fiona K June 20, 2012 07:48 AM
I need all the help I can get organizing our home, this would be excellent for us!!!
Cheryl June 27, 2012 08:56 AM
i can use any help i can get.
maribeth mcca June 27, 2012 09:05 AM
Like the above message, anything to keep me organized and my office straightened would be a great help. Just don’t seem to be able to climb out from under it all!
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Deb Manheim June 27, 2012 09:13 AM
What a great resource! I, too, need all the help I can get. I seem to start with such good intentions and it’s all downhill from there! Would love to win this book.
Rena McGee-Helms June 27, 2012 09:23 AM
Thanks so much to everyone who entered. The winner is Linda Samuels. Congratulations, Linda!
Janine Adams June 27, 2012 03:47 PM
About Janine
Hello! I’m Janine Adams — a certified professional organizer based in St. Louis, and the creator of Peace of Mind Organizing®.
I love order, harmony + beauty, but I believe that the way that you feel about yourself and your home is what truly matters.
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- Getting to Good Enough podcast
- NAPO St. Louis
- Institute for Challenging Disorganization
- Metropolitan Organizing
- Organize Your Family History
- Shannon Wilkinson, life coach
- Ravelry
- Are you interested in becoming a professional organizer?
- National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals
Great giveaway, Janine! Fabulous book. Honored to be included in it among my incredible colleagues. Thank you for being the amazing Marketing Director that you were. I knew you’d take ICD to new heights and you did!
Linda Samuels June 19, 2012 05:59 AM