The ICD Guide to Challenging Disorganization: For Professional Organizers

by Kate Varness (Editor)

The ICD Guide to Challenging For Professional Organizers is a ground-breaking book in the field of organization. It is the first book to comprehensively examine chronic disorganization in the context of physical and mental health conditions. Published by the Institute for Challenging Disorganization (ICD)-the premier resource on chronic disorganization-this book presents a collection of educational materials by experienced professional organizers and related professionals on the subjects of AD/HD, Depression and Anxiety, Compulsive Buying and Hoarding, Asperger's, Downsizing, Relocating Seniors, Grief, Learning Disabilities, Physical Challenges, Traumatic Brain Injury, Learning Styles, Goal Setting, Time Management and much more. After reading this book, you will be able  Identify conditions that may occur alongside disorganization.  Learn strategies for helping clients with these conditions to get organized.  Understand what a professional organizer's role is and is not.  Recognize situations where one's personal safety is at risk.  Explore additional services to add to one's organizing business.  Prepare for ICD credentialing. This book is must-have guide for any professional organizer working with clients who struggle with challenging disorganization.

354 pages, Paperback

First published January 2, 2012

Reviews

[Haley Short · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’m a new organizer and this was tough to get through! Some of the information is really valuable but i think it could have been said in about half the pages.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book for all organizers. You don't need to specialize in CD, or other special needs clients, to benefit from the information in this book. Obviously, it is well organized. It is academic enough in that you will learn more, but not fell like you are in over your head. This is a resource I will keep in my library for a long time.

[Marcie Lovett · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm being generous with 2 stars. I bought this book for work and was hugely disappointed. The book looks like a bunch of photocopied articles and there is no unifying thread. There is nothing in it that you can't find elsewhere for free. The book is far too expensive and too amateurish to justify its value.